DIRECTED VERDICT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does directed verdict mean? 

• DIRECTED VERDICT (noun)
  The noun DIRECTED VERDICT has 1 sense:

1. a verdict entered by the court in a jury trial without consideration by the jury

  Familiarity information: DIRECTED VERDICT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIRECTED VERDICT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A verdict entered by the court in a jury trial without consideration by the jury

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

there cannot be a directed verdict of guilty in a criminal trial

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)