Deadlock - Law Dictionary Search Results
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deadlock : a state of inaction resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions: as a : the state of a jury unable to agree on a verdict see also allen charge b : impasse c : a state in which corporate directors are unable to perform their functions because of shareholder voting deadlock vb ...
deadlocked jury
deadlocked jury a jury that is unable to agree upon a verdict. A deadlocked jury results in a mistrial. Source: Federal Judicial Center ...
Allen charge
Allen charge [from the Supreme Court case Allen v. United States, 164 U.S. 492 (1896), which upheld the right of a trial judge to make such a charge] : a charge to a deadlocked jury to make a further effort to reach a verdict esp. by each juror considering the others' opinions with deference called also dynamite charge ...
dynamite charge
dynamite charge [probably from the notion of exploding the metaphorical blockage impeding a decision by a deadlocked jury] : allen charge ...
verdict
verdict [alteration (partly conformed to Medieval Latin veredictum) of Anglo-French veirdit statement, finding, verdict, from Old French veir true (from Latin verus) + dit saying, from Latin dictum] 1 : the usually unanimous finding or decision of a jury on one or more matters (as counts of an indictment or complaint) submitted to it in trial that ordinarily in civil actions is for the plaintiff or for the defendant and in criminal actions is guilty or not guilty compare judgment compromise verdict : a verdict produced not by sincere unanimous agreement on guilt or liability but by an improper surrender of individual convictions ;specif : an impermissible verdict by a jury that is unable to agree on liability and so compromises on an award of damages that is less than what it should be if the plaintiff has a right of recovery free from any doubts di·rect·ed verdict 1 : a verdict granted by the court when the party with the burden of proof has failed to present sufficie...
deadlock
A lock which is not self latching but requires a key to throw the bolt forward...
deadlocked
at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions...
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