A criminal trial held after minimal delay, as considered to be a citizen's constitutional right.
〔主美律〕快速审判（指刑事案件的审判在耽搁最少的情况下举行，被认为是公民的宪法权利之一）
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At that hearing the judge effectively stood over the application to trial and ordered a speedy trial.
I was repeatedly coerced into waiving my right to a speedy trial because my attorney could not prepare for trial without being able to review the evidence against me.
It seems to me that for these reasons the classic balance of convenience test favours the granting of an interim injunction, possibly with directions for a speedy trial.
He directed a speedy trial, and the speedy trial began before me on Wednesday the 6th June 2001.
A common example is the accused who expressly waives his right to a speedy trial.
Definition of speedy trial in US English:
speedy trial
noun
US Law
A criminal trial held after minimal delay, as considered to be a citizen's constitutional right.
〔主美律〕快速审判（指刑事案件的审判在耽搁最少的情况下举行，被认为是公民的宪法权利之一）
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A common example is the accused who expressly waives his right to a speedy trial.
He directed a speedy trial, and the speedy trial began before me on Wednesday the 6th June 2001.
I was repeatedly coerced into waiving my right to a speedy trial because my attorney could not prepare for trial without being able to review the evidence against me.
It seems to me that for these reasons the classic balance of convenience test favours the granting of an interim injunction, possibly with directions for a speedy trial.
At that hearing the judge effectively stood over the application to trial and ordered a speedy trial.