partial verdict — see verdict Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. partial verdict … Law dictionary
partial verdict — noun (criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others • Topics: ↑criminal law • Hypernyms: ↑verdict, ↑finding of fact * * * noun 1. : a verdict finding the accused guilty of only … Useful english dictionary
partial verdict — A verdict in a criminal case prosecuted under an indictment containing several counts, wherein the accused is found guilty on some of the counts, without mention of the remaining counts. Jolly v United States, 170 US 402, 42 L Ed 1085, 18 S Ct… … Ballentine's law dictionary
verdict — ver·dict / vər dikt/ n [alteration (partly conformed to Medieval Latin veredictum ) of Anglo French veirdit statement, finding, verdict, from Old French veir true (from Latin verus ) + dit saying, from Latin dictum] 1: the usu. unanimous finding… … Law dictionary
verdict — From the Latin veredictum, a true declaration. Clark v. State, 170 Tenn. 494, 499, 97 S.W.2d 644, 646. The formal decision or finding made by a jury, impaneled and sworn for the trial of a cause, and reported to the court (and accepted by it),… … Black's law dictionary
partial — adj. & n. adj. 1 not complete; forming only part (a partial success). 2 biased, unfair. 3 (foll. by to) having a liking for. n. Mus. any of the constituents of a musical sound. Phrases and idioms: partial eclipse an eclipse in which only part of… … Useful english dictionary
partial — Relating to or constituting a part; not complete; not entire or universal; not general or total. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Baker, Tex.Civ. App., 65 S.W.2d 344, 346 @ partial account An account of an executor, administrator,… … Black's law dictionary
verdict, partial — n. A verdict that finds a criminal defendant guilty of one or more charges and innocent of the others. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
verdict — [13] A verdict is etymologically a ‘true saying’. The word was borrowed from verdit, the Anglo Norman variant of Old French veirdit. This was a compound term formed from veir ‘true’ (a descendant of Latin vērum and relative of English very) and… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
verdict — [13] A verdict is etymologically a ‘true saying’. The word was borrowed from verdit, the Anglo Norman variant of Old French veirdit. This was a compound term formed from veir ‘true’ (a descendant of Latin vērum and relative of English very) and… … Word origins
