verdict
Definition
Official decision of a jury in a civil or criminal trial, as reported to and accepted by the court. In most cases, the jury must reach a unanimous decision but in certain circumstances a majority decision is acceptable. If the jury cannot reach a decision, they are discharged and a new trial (with a new selection of jurors) is ordered by the judge.
verdict is in the Corporate, Commercial, & General Law subject.
verdict appears in the definitions of the following terms:
hung jury,
not guilty,
mischarge,
miscarriage of justice,
mistrial,
innocent,
general verdict,
directed verdict,
inquisition,
juror
and
This content can be found on the following page:
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/verdict.html
email to a friend print this definition cite this definition