Verdict
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in law, official decision of a jury respecting questions of fact that the judge has laid before it.
Verdict definition:
The decision of a jury.
In criminal cases, this is usually expressed as "guilty" or "not guilty". In a civil case, the verdict would be a finding for the plaintiff or for the defendant.
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(n) Verdict is the official proclamation of decision by the jury after the trial is completed. A verdict is an enforceable decision subject to the remedies available in the statute. A judgment by judge need not be always a verdict ...
Verdict: The jury's decision in a case. A general verdict is the jury's finding either for the plaintiff or the defendant. A special verdict is a statement by the jury of facts it has found in response to questions submitted by the judge.
Verdict: The decision of the case reached by the jury.
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Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
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Verdict: the formal decision issued by a jury on the issues of fact that were presented at trial.
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 at Legal Glossary What is it? A ruling by a judge, typically made after the plaintiff has presented all of her evidence but before the defendant puts on his 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.
VERDICT
The decision of a jury after a trial, which must be accepted by the trial judge to be final. A judgment by a judge sitting without a jury is not a verdict.
Verdict - A conclusion, as to fact or law, that forms the basis for the court's judgment. (See directed verdict.)
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Verdict - In practice, the formal decision or finding made by a jury, reported to the Court and accepted by it.
VERDICT, Practice. The unanimous decision made by a jury and reported to the court on the matters lawfully submitted to them in the course of the trial of a cause.
verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
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verdict: the determination of a jury on the facts
verification: confirmation of the correctness, truth or authenticity of pleading, account or other paper by an affidavit or oath ...
VERDICT The formal decision or finding made by a jury.
VERIFIED COMPLAINT A complaint signed by the Plaintiff confirming that the allegations contained in the document are true and correct; an affidavit or oath.
VERDICT - The formal decision or finding made by a jury in a trial after consideration of the evidence presented and applying the rules of law given to the jury by the judge.
Verdict
The opinion and findings of a jury as reported to the court.
Verification
An affidavit, oath or deposition attesting to the accuracy of a statement contained in a document.
verdict - The formal and unanimous decision or finding made by a jury.
voir dire -"To speak the truth". The questioning of potential jurors by the judge and the lawyers to determine any biases, prejudices or other reasons for disqualification.
Verdict
The findings of a judge or jury at the end of the trial.
Voire dire
Examination of a jury panel by the judge, defense counsel and the state attorney.
Verdict - The findings of a judge or jury at the end of the trial.
Void Contract - A contract that does not have any legal effect and cannot be enforced under any circumstances. For example, a contract to commit an illegal act is void.
verdict The formal decision by a jury, reported to, and accepted by, the court.
Term: Verdict
Definition: The opinion and findings of a jury as reported to the court.
Term: Verification
Definition: An affidavit, oath or deposition attesting to the accuracy of a statement contained in a document.
Special verdict
An acquittal on the grounds of insanity is followed by custody during His Majesty's pleasure.
sealed verdict
n. the decision of a jury when there is a delay in announcing the...
sealing of records
n. trial records and decisions which a judge orders kept secret. ...
General verdict
Definition
: a verdict that is either for the plaintiff or for the defendant and is often returned with answers to interrogatories on questions of fact < ...
General verdict
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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: an instruction by the judge to the jury to return a specific verdict.
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.
They reach a verdict.
There is no jury in civil cases except in defamation cases.
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case is one clear on its face, self-evident from a consideration of its pleading and the evidence thus far introduced so that, unless offset by substantial countervailing evidence presented by the other side, sufficient to gain a favorable verdict ...
When the prisoner pleads guilty the court finds a verdict accordingly, reads the summary of evidence, hears any statement in mitigation of punishment, and takes evidence as to character before proceeding to pass sentence.
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, ...
Verdict: Decision of a jury. In criminal cases, this is usually expressed as guilty or not guilty and may be unanimous or by a majority of 11-1 or 10-2.
Criminal Law Traffic TicketshomeGLOSSARY jury A group of people selected to apply the law, as stated by the judge, to the facts of a case and render a decision, called the verdict.
Jury - A group of persons sworn to consider the evidence presented, to determine issues of fact, and to deliver a verdict in a judicial proceeding.
VerdictA judge or jury's decision in a trial.Vexatious LitigantSomeone who persistently, and without reasonable grounds, brings proceedings in any court, or conducts a proceeding in a troubling manner.
TOP Hung jury: A jury is required to make a unanimous or near unanimous verdict.
Hung Jury: A jury whose members cannot agree upon a verdict.
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A jury is required to make a unanimous or near unanimous verdict. When the jurors, after full debate and discussion, are unable to agree on a verdict and are deadlocked with differences of opinion that appear to be irreconcilable, ...
Hung jury - A jury whose members cannot agree upon a verdict.
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Hung Jury - one whose members cannot reach a verdict because of differences of opinion.
In Camera - in a judge's chambers, outside the presence of a jury and the public.
Hung Jury: A jury whose members cannot reconcile their differences of opinion and thus cannot reach a verdict.
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Incarceration: Confinement to a state correctional institute or prison.
Venue - The place where an action is tried, generally based on locality or judicial district, in which an injury occurred or a material fact happened, or where defendant resides.
Verdict - The formal decision or finding of a judge or jury.
Judges: Experienced lawyers appointed to be in charge of court hearings either to make sure that evidence is presented properly to the jury or to hear evidence and to decide the verdict themselves.
"Propter affectum" - for bias or partiality: as, opinion formed; of kin to a party, or of the same fraternity or corporation; his attorney, servant, or tenant, or entertained by him; promised money for verdict; ...
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