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noun(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
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- give accord by verdict
- hang prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
- jury a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
- retrial a new trial in which issues already litigated and to which the court has already rendered a verdict or decision are reexamined by the same court; occurs when the initial trial is found to have been improper or unfair due to procedural errors
- general verdict an ordinary verdict declaring which party prevails without any special findings of fact
- summary judgement a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law
- quotient verdict an improper and unacceptable kind of compromise verdict
- compromise verdict a verdict resulting from improper compromises between jurors on material issues
- hung jury a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial)
- summary judgment a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law