Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
false verdict — noun a manifestly unjust verdict; not true to the evidence • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑verdict, ↑finding of fact … Useful english dictionary
verdict — From the Latin veredictum, a true declaration. Clark v. State, 170 Tenn. 494, 499, 97 S.W.2d 644, 646. The formal decision or finding made by a jury, impaneled and sworn for the trial of a cause, and reported to the court (and accepted by it),… … Black's law dictionary
Jury nullification — means making a law void by jury decision; in other words, the process whereby a jury in a criminal case effectively nullifies a law by acquitting a defendant regardless of the weight of evidence against him or her. [… … Wikipedia
attaint — /ateynt/ Attainted, stained, or blackened. In old English practice, a writ which lay to inquire whether a jury of twelve men had given a false verdict, in order that the judgment might be reversed. 3 Bl. Comm. 402. This inquiry was made by a… … Black's law dictionary
attaint — /ateynt/ Attainted, stained, or blackened. In old English practice, a writ which lay to inquire whether a jury of twelve men had given a false verdict, in order that the judgment might be reversed. 3 Bl. Comm. 402. This inquiry was made by a… … Black's law dictionary
finding of fact — noun (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment • Syn: ↑verdict • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑finding … Useful english dictionary
Writ of attaint — A writ of attaint is an obsolete writ in English law, issued to inquire whether a jury had given a false verdict in a trial. In criminal cases, the writ of attaint was issued at the suit of the Crown, and in civil cases at the suit of either… … Wikipedia
Embracery — is the attempt to influence a juror corruptly to give his verdict in favour of one side or the other in a trial, by promise, persuasions, entreaties, money, entertainments and the like.In English law, it was an offence both at common law and by… … Wikipedia
Identity (mathematics) — For other uses, see Identity (disambiguation). In mathematics, the term identity has several different important meanings: An identity is a relation which is tautologically true. This means that whatever the number or value may be, the answer… … Wikipedia
Attaint — At*taint , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attainted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Attainting}.] [OE. atteynten to convict, fr. atteynt, OF. ateint, p. p. of ateindre, ataindre. The meanings 3, 4, 5, and 6 were influenced by a supposed connection with taint. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
