COMPROMISE VERDICT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A verdict resulting from improper compromises between jurors on material issues

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("compromise verdict" is a kind of...):

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)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "compromise verdict"):

quotient verdict (an improper and unacceptable kind of compromise verdict)