Quotient Verdict
(n) Quotient verdict is the method of averaging the monetary damages awarded by all members of the jury when they differ in their opinion about the amount to be decreed in the suit before them.
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quotient verdict
n. an award of money damages set by a jury in a lawsuit in which each juror states in writing his/her opinion of what the amount should be.
A "chance verdict" (decided by lot or the flip of a coin), a "compromise verdict" (based on some jurors voting against their beliefs to break a deadlock) and a "quotient verdict" (averaging the amount each juror wants to award) are all improper and ...
 See also: Jury, Verdict, Award, Judicial, State
  
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