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Noun: right to speedy and public trial by jury
  1. (law) a civil right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US Constitution, requiring that the government provide a quick and public trial for the accused and produce an impartial jury to try them with
    "The defence attorney demanded her client's right to speedy and public trial by jury"

Type of: civil right