nonjury
adjective
non·ju·ry ˌnän-ˈju̇r-ē 
: not decided by a jury : not determined in court by a body of arbitrators
a nonjury trial
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The case is being fought out in Delaware Chancery Court, with a five-day nonjury trial set to start Oct. 17. 
Sarah E. Needleman, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 Scores of others are being held indefinitely awaiting their nonjury trials. Mark L. Clifford And L. Gordon Crovitz, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 Circuit courts will also expand the types of cases heard to include civil nonjury trials, child support contempt cases and three-judge panel sentence reviews. Phil Davis, baltimoresun.com, 9 Mar. 2021
Sarah E. Needleman, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 Scores of others are being held indefinitely awaiting their nonjury trials. Mark L. Clifford And L. Gordon Crovitz, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 Circuit courts will also expand the types of cases heard to include civil nonjury trials, child support contempt cases and three-judge panel sentence reviews. Phil Davis, baltimoresun.com, 9 Mar. 2021 Word History
First Known Use
1897, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
non-jury
adjective
ˌnän-ˈju̇r-ē
: of or relating to a case that is heard and decided by a judge or other qualified judicial officer (as a magistrate) without a jury