mistrial /mɪsˈtraɪəl/

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A mistrial is a legal trial that is conducted unfairly, for example because not all the evidence is considered, so that there must be a new trial. 无效审判

  例：

  The past has been scarred by countless mistrials and perversions of justice.

  过去数不清的冤假错案和枉法行为使人们伤痕累累。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A mistrial is a legal trial which ends without a verdict, for example because the jury cannot agree on one. 未决审判 [美国英语]

  例：

  The judge said he would declare a mistrial if the jury did not reach its verdict today.

  法官说，如果陪审团今天不能作出裁决的话，他就宣布失审。