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DIRECTED VERDICT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A verdict entered by the court in a jury trial without consideration by the jury
Example:
there cannot be a directed verdict of guilty in a criminal trial
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("directed verdict" is a kind of...):
finding of fact; verdict ((law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)