sentences:  Because of this aspect, a truly fair trial by a jury of one's peers, as promised by the American Constitution, was impossible for a female defendant.The biggest irony of justice in "Trifles" is that a woman's social situation, exacerbated by patriarchal culture, may lead a woman to crime and then unjustly punish her for it.The play draws a clear line between the legal definition of justice, which would mean Mrs. Wright being convicted and sentenced for killing her husband, and the moral definition of justice, which would mean Mrs. Wright is not punished for freeing herself from her abuser.