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special verdict

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Noun1.special verdict - a verdict rendered on certain specific factual issues posed by the court without finding for one party or the other
finding of fact, verdict - (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
general verdict - an ordinary verdict declaring which party prevails without any special findings of fact


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And they made it a special verdict, I think,' said the undertaker, 'by adding some words to the effect, that if the relieving officer had--'
Oliver Twist Or The Parish Boy's Progress by Dickens, Charles View in context
They are sometimes induced to find special verdicts, which refer the main question to the decision of the court.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
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