Etymology

mistrial

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Today it means: A trial that is prematurely ended upon being declared invalid because of an error in procedure, or because of a hung jury. Full definition →

English trial ← Middle English trial ← Anglo-Norman trial
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Old Frenchtrier
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Anglo-Normantrial
  13. Middle Englishtrial
  14. Englishtrial
  15. English todaymistrial

From mis- + trial.

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