finding of fact
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Noun | 1. | ![]() finding - the decision of a court on issues of fact or law compromise verdict - a verdict resulting from improper compromises between jurors on material issues directed verdict - a verdict entered by the court in a jury trial without consideration by the jury; "there cannot be a directed verdict of guilty in a criminal trial" false verdict - a manifestly unjust verdict; not true to the evidence general verdict - an ordinary verdict declaring which party prevails without any special findings of fact partial verdict - (criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others special verdict - a verdict rendered on certain specific factual issues posed by the court without finding for one party or the other 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" |
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