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spe·cial ver·dict
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Princeton's WordNet
special verdictnoun
a verdict rendered on certain specific factual issues posed by the court without finding for one party or the other
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special verdict
In law, a verdict is the formal finding of fact made by a jury on matters or questions submitted to the jury by a judge. In a bench trial, the judge's decision near the end of the trial is simply referred to as a finding. In England and Wales, a coroner's findings used to be called verdicts but are, since 2009, called conclusions (see Coroner § Conclusions (previously called verdicts)).
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special verdict
A special verdict is a decision by a jury in a trial that includes findings on factual issues in the case as directed by the judge, but does not include the final judgment or legal determination on the matter. This allows the judge to then apply relevant legal principles to these factual findings to determine the ultimate decision or verdict in the case.
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Special verdict
In English law, a special verdict is a verdict by a jury that pronounces on the facts of the case but does not draw the ultimate inference of whether the accused is guilty or not. It is then for the judge to apply the law and to convict or acquit. In the words of William Blackstone, "The jury state the naked facts, as they find them to be proved, and pray the advice of the court thereon". The judge forced a special verdict in the famous case of R v. Dudley and Stephens but generally such verdicts should only be returned in the most exceptional cases. In civil cases, a special verdict can be given, but in criminal cases, a general verdict is rendered, because requiring a special verdict could apply judicial pressure to the jury, and because of the jury's historic function of tempering rules of law by common sense brought to bear upon the facts of a specific case. For this reason, Justice Black and Justice Douglas indicated their disapproval of special interrogatories even in civil cases.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of special verdict in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of special verdict in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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