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directed verdict
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directed verdict of acquittal
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verdict
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judgment
verdict : a judgment that may be granted upon a motion by a defendant whose motion for a directed verdict was denied and that sets aside the jury's verdict in favor of a judgment in accordance with the … and that sets aside the jury's verdict in favor of a judgment in accordance with the motion for directed verdict called also judgment non obstante veredicto judgment of acquittal : a judgment that is rendered upon motion of
interrogatory
question required by law to be answered under the direction of a court ;esp : a written question directed by one party to another regarding information that is within the scope of discovery see also general verdict
False Verdict
Matched in: Term False Verdict
Nonsuit
he offers no evidence it is the duty of the court to direct the jury to find a verdict for the defendant, and the usual consequences of such verdict will follow, Fox v. Star Newspaper Co., 1900 … action; by the Rules of 1875 any judgment of nonsuit, unless the court or a judge should otherwise direct, had the same effect as judgment upon the merits for the defendant (English) Jud. Act, 1875, Ord. XLI.,
Perverse verdict
Matched in: Term Perverse verdict
Misdirection
to the prosecution for the defence case in order to help the jury to come to a correct verdict may also in certain circumstances amount to a misdirection. But, in either case, every misdirection or non-direction is
burden of production
with the evidence NOTE: The burden of production must be met in order to avoid a dismissal or directed verdict. Both parties to a suit usu. have burdens of production during the course of a suit, and often
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