a verdict of guilty (not guilty)

  • 11not guilty — n 1: a plea by a criminal defendant who intends to contest the charges compare guilty, nolo contendere ◇ Under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, if a defendant refuses to plead or if the defendant is a corporation that fails to appear the… …

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  • 12not guilty by reason of insanity — not guilty by rea·son of insanity 1: a plea by a criminal defendant who intends to raise an insanity defense used in jurisdictions that require such a plea in order for an insanity defense to be presented 2: a verdict rendered by a jury in a… …

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  • 13guilty — 1 adj guilt·i·er, est 1: having committed a crime: justly charged with a specified crime guilty of larceny 2: involving guilt or culpability guilty knowledge guilty 2 n 1: a plea of a c …

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  • 14not proven — the verdict in a Scottish criminal trial that amounts to an acquittal but that is not the same as the verdict of not guilty. In the 17th century, practice developed such that the jury found facts alleged by the prosecution either proven or not… …

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  • 15verdict of not guilty — index acquittal, compurgation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 16guilty but mentally ill — n: a verdict available in some jurisdictions in cases involving an insanity defense in which the defendant is considered as if having been found guilty but is committed to a mental hospital rather than imprisoned if an examination shows a need… …

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  • 17Verdict of Twelve — infobox Book | name = Verdict of Twelve title orig = translator = image caption = author = Raymond Postgate cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Crime, Mystery, Legal novel publisher = Doubleday release date …

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  • 18verdict — ver|dict [ vɜrdıkt ] noun count ** an official judgment made in a court about whether someone is guilty of a crime: a unanimous verdict reach a verdict: The jury took 16 hours to reach a verdict. return/deliver a verdict (=say whether someone is… …

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  • 19verdict */*/ — UK [ˈvɜː(r)dɪkt] / US [ˈvɜrdɪkt] noun [countable] Word forms verdict : singular verdict plural verdicts 1) a) an official judgment made in a court a unanimous verdict record a verdict: A verdict of accidental death was recorded. reach a verdict:… …

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  • 20verdict — noun (C) 1 an official decision made by a jury in a court of law about whether someone is guilty or not guilty of a crime: a majority verdict of 10 to 2 | return a verdict formal (=give a verdict) | reach a verdict (=make a decision): After a… …

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