Directed Verdict A ruling by a judge, typically made after the plaintiff has presented all of its evidence but before the defendant puts on its case, that awards judgment to the defendant.
Directed Verdict definition:
When the Court stops a trial determining that an essential fact has not been proven.
Directed Verdict
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DIRECTED VERDICT - A judge's order to a jury to return a specified verdict, usually because one of the parties failed to prove its case.
directed verdict - In civil cases in which there is insufficient basis for any other conclusion, the judge may direct the jury to render a specific verdict.
Directed verdict - In a case in which the plaintiff has failed to present on the facts of his case proper evidence for jury consideration, the trial judge may order the entry of a verdict without allowing the jury to consider it.
Directed Verdict: Now called Judgment as a matter of Law. An instruction by the judge to the jury to return a specific verdict.
Direct Evidence: Generally, eyewitness evidence. Compare with circumstantial evidence.
directed verdict: an instruction by the judge to the jury to return a specific verdict
discovery (or disclosure): a proceeding whereby one party to an action may be informed as to facts known by other parties or witnesses ...
DIRECTED VERDICT - In criminal cases, upon motion made by the defense attorney, a trial judge's directive (order) to a jury to return a specified verdict of "not guilty," usually because the prosecutor failed to prove its case.
directed verdict
n. a verdict by a jury based on the specific direction by a trial judge that they must bring in that verdict because one of the parties has not proved his/her/its case as a matter of law (failed to present credible testimony on ...
directed verdict A determination by the judge that a particular verdict is required as a matter of law; ...
DIRECTED VERDICT -- A verdict issued by a judge at the conclusion of a civil jury trial when a party has not presented sufficient evidence to establish a necessary part of his or her case.
Directed verdict
Definition
1 : a verdict granted by the court when the party with the burden of proof has failed to present sufficient evidence of a genuine issue of material fact that must be submitted to a jury for its resolution < ...
A directed verdict is not made by a jury. It is a verdict ordered by the court after the evidence has been presented and the court finds it insufficient for a jury to return a verdict for the side with the burden of proof.
Motion for directed verdict
Motion for judgment as a matter of law
Motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict ...
Motion for directed verdict: a request made by the defendant in a civil case. Asserts that the plaintiff has raised no genuine issue to be tried and asks the judge to rule in favor of the defense.
directed verdict - In a case in which the party with the burden of proof has failed to present a prima facie case for jury consideration, the trial judge may order the entry of a verdict without allowing the jury to consider it, because, ...
A "directed verdict" is a decision following an instruction by the judge that the jury can only bring in a specific verdict ("based on the evidence you must bring in a verdict of 'not guilty'").
Verdict - A conclusion, as to fact or law, that forms the bases for the courts' judgment. (See directed verdict.)
Veterans' Administration (VA) - The federal agency which administers a system of benefits for veterans and their dependents.
This procedure is similar to a situation in which a judge orders a jury to arrive at a particular verdict, called a directed verdict.
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