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A mistrial is a legal trial which ends without a verdict, for example because the jury cannot agree on one. [us] The judge said he would declare a mistrial if the jury did not reach its verdict today.
When a judge cancels a trial, she declares a mistrial. In other words, she decides that some mistake has been made and the trial must begin again from the start, with a new jury. There are several reasons that a judge might declare a mistrial, including a hung jury, which is when the jury can't come to a unanimous decision. There might also be misconduct by an attorney, or improperly introduced evidence. A mistrial usually means having to start all over again. The noun mistrial begins with the prefix mis-, which comes from Old English and means bad or wrong..