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favorable verdict to the defendant — index compurgation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
give a favorable verdict — index acquit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
verdict — ver·dict / vər dikt/ n [alteration (partly conformed to Medieval Latin veredictum ) of Anglo French veirdit statement, finding, verdict, from Old French veir true (from Latin verus ) + dit saying, from Latin dictum] 1: the usu. unanimous finding… … Law dictionary
verdict — n. 1) to arrive at, reach a verdict 2) to announce; bring in, deliver, hand down, render, return a verdict 3) to sustain ( uphold ) a verdict (the higher court sustained the verdict) 4) to overturn, quash, set aside a verdict 5) to appeal a… … Combinatory dictionary
verdict — noun 1 decision in a court of law about whether sb is guilty ADJECTIVE ▪ adverse, favourable/favorable ▪ In the case of an adverse verdict, the company could lose millions. ▪ guilty, not guilty, not proven (BrE) … Collocations dictionary
VERDICT — n. m. T. de Jurisprudence Déclaration du jury, résultat de sa délibération. Le jury a rendu un verdict de culpabilité, un verdict favorable … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
general verdict — The final declaration by the jury as to the truth of the matter submitted to their determination and at issue between the parties. 53 Am J1st Trial § 1005. The response to and decision upon the issues between the parties upon the evidence adduced … Ballentine's law dictionary
excessive verdict — noun : a verdict considered by the court as awarding shockingly and unreasonably high damages to the plaintiff even assuming that all the evidence most favorable to the plaintiff is true … Useful english dictionary
Mancusi v. DeForte — Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 25, 1968 Decided June 17, 1968 … Wikipedia
acquittal — ac·quit·tal /ə kwit əl/ n 1: release or discharge from debt or other liability 2: a setting free or deliverance from the charge of an offense by verdict of a jury, judgment of a court, or other legal process see also implied acquittal; judgment… … Law dictionary
