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单词 majority verdict
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Definition of majority verdict in English:

majority verdict

noun
English Law
  • A verdict agreed by all but one or two of the members of a jury.

    〔英格兰律〕多数裁决(陪审团中除1至2名陪审员外,多数人同意的裁决)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Yesterday at Salisbury Crown Court the jury returned a majority verdict of guilty.
    • The Bradford teenager, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was convicted of attempted rape by a majority verdict.
    • After a five-day trial, the jury convicted Tyrrell and Smyth by a majority verdict after a four-hour retirement.
    • The jury took just over two hours to return a majority verdict of death by natural causes contributed by neglect.
    • But after three hours, the jury returned a majority verdict of 11 to one and found the father-of-one guilty.
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