GENERAL VERDICT
Dictionary entry overview: What does general verdict mean? • GENERAL VERDICT (noun)
The noun GENERAL VERDICT has 1 sense:
1. an ordinary verdict declaring which party prevails without any special findings of fact
Familiarity information: GENERAL VERDICT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GENERAL VERDICT (noun)
Meaning:
An ordinary verdict declaring which party prevails without any special findings of fact
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("general 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)
Antonym:
special verdict (a verdict rendered on certain specific factual issues posed by the court without finding for one party or the other)
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