Criminal Law. A notation made by a grand jury on an indictment presented to it, when it finds insufficient evidence for prosecution before a…
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| 释义 | society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > [noun] > decision of jury > types of (7) ignoramus1583 Criminal Law. A notation made by a grand jury on an indictment presented to it, when it finds insufficient evidence for prosecution before a… privy verdict1628 a verdict given to the judge out of court (see quot. 2003). non liquet1656 Chiefly Law. ‘It is not clear’; given as a verdict in cases of doubt, as where the evidence or the law is insufficiently clear. Also in extended use. ignoring1682 Criminal Law. The rejection of a bill of indictment by a grand jury as unfounded or insufficiently supported by evidence. Also: dismissal of… open verdict1769 Law. With particularizing addition; esp. as open verdict, a verdict of a coroner's jury affirming the commission of a crime (but not specifying the… sealed verdict1891 Fastened with a seal; closed in such a manner that access (to the contents) is impossible without breaking the fastening. sealed orders: written… majority verdict1905 a verdict given by more than half of a jury, but not unanimous; also in extended use. |
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