verdict : Idioms & Phrases
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compromise verdict
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noun a verdict resulting from improper compromises between jurors on material issues
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directed verdict
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noun a verdict entered by the court in a jury trial without consideration by the jury
- there cannot be a directed verdict of guilty in a criminal trial
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false verdict
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noun a manifestly unjust verdict; not true to the evidence
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General verdict
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noun an ordinary verdict declaring which party prevails without any special findings of fact
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(Law) , the ordinary comprehensive verdict in civil actions, "for the plaintiff" or "for the defendant". Burrill.
Webster 1913
partial verdict
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noun (criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others
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Party verdict
- a joint verdict. Shak.
Webster 1913
Privy verdict
- a verdict given privily to the judge out of court; now disused. Burrill.
Webster 1913
quotient verdict
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noun an improper and unacceptable kind of compromise verdict
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Special verdict
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noun a verdict rendered on certain specific factual issues posed by the court without finding for one party or the other
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(Law) , a special finding of the facts of the case, leaving to the court the application of the law to them. Wharton (Law Dict.).
