HyperDic: directed_verdict

English > 1 sense of the expression directed verdict:
NOUNactdirected verdicta verdict entered by the court in a jury trial without consideration / consideration by the jury
English > directed verdict: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA verdict entered by the court in a jury trial without consideration / consideration by the jury.
Example"there cannot be a directed verdict of guilty in a criminal trial"
Categorylaw, jurisprudenceThe collection of rules imposed by authority
Broaderverdict, finding of fact(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision

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