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PARTIAL VERDICT

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Dictionary entry overview: What does partial verdict mean?

• PARTIAL VERDICT (noun)
The noun PARTIAL VERDICT has 1 sense:

1. (criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others

Familiarity information: PARTIAL VERDICT used as a noun is very rare.

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• PARTIAL VERDICT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

(criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("partial 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:

criminal law (the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment)

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