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PARTIAL VERDICT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does partial verdict mean?
• PARTIAL VERDICT (noun)
The noun PARTIAL VERDICT has 1 sense:
1. (criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others
Familiarity information: PARTIAL VERDICT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("partial 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:
criminal law (the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment)
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