- sealed verdict
- A verdict reached by agreement during a recess of the court, signed and sealed, to be presented and affirmed by the jury at the next opening of the court. 58 Am J1st Trial § 1010.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
sealed verdict
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