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directed verdict

DEFINITIONS OF: directed verdict

1

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

“there cannot be a directed verdict of guilty in a criminal trial”
Type 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
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