(dated) A verdict of "not proven".

plural of Scotch verdict

A jury's verdict based on sympathy for the people involved in the case, rather than dispassionate analysis of the facts.

plural of sympathy verdict

plural of open verdict

A verdict upon an inquest which finds that a crime has been committed without specifying the criminal.

A verdict in which specific facts are found and put on the record.

plural of special verdict

plural of party verdict

(law) A joint verdict.