Legal Definitions - TBC

TBC stands for "Trial Before the Court". It is a formal judicial examination of evidence and determination of legal claims in an adversary proceeding. It can also refer to a bench trial, which is a trial before a judge without a jury. The judge decides questions of fact as well as questions of law.

• A defendant may choose to have a TBC instead of a jury trial.
• In a bench trial, the judge acts as both the fact-finder and the decision-maker.

These examples illustrate how TBC refers to a type of trial where the judge makes the final decision instead of a jury. It is often used when a defendant wants a quicker trial or when the case involves complex legal issues that a jury may not understand.