Assault trial refers to a legal proceeding where someone is accused of physically attacking or threatening to harm another person. It is a court case to determine if the accused person is guilty or not of assaulting someone. Full definition
Sexual assault trials pose a truly significant ethical challenge for our criminal justice system. (slaw.ca)
One of these projects has me immersed in the sexual assault laws of England and Wales, and in the course of doing some research in this area, I have learned that judges here routinely warn juries in sexual assault trials of the need to dispel any myths and stereotypes that they may bring in to the adjudication process. (ablawg.ca)