Phrase Hound found 9 phrases and 6 compound words that contain verdict. The most common are listed below. Open verdict in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 9
- directed verdictAn instruction given by the judge to the jury compelling them to return a particular verdict.
- narrative verdictA verdict, given by a coroner, in which the cause of death is described, but not attributed to a named individual.
- open verdictA verdict upon an inquest which finds that a crime has been committed without specifying the criminal.
- special verdictA verdict in which specific facts are found and put on the record.
- bastard verdictThe verdict of "not proven" in Scottish law.
- party verdictA joint verdict.
- sympathy verdictA jury's verdict based on sympathy for the people involved in the case, rather than dispassionate analysis of the facts.
- Scottish verdictSynonym of Scotch verdict: A verdict of "not proven".
- Scotch verdictA verdict of "not proven".
Compound words 6
- megaverdictA legal verdict that awards damages of a million dollars or more.
- nonverdictFailure to reach a verdict in a legal case.
- postverdictAfter a verdict.
- verdictlessWithout a verdict.
- verdictiveHaving the illocutionary force of issuing a judgment.
- verdictivesplural of verdictive: Having the illocutionary force of issuing a judgment.