jury nullification

noun

An acquittal by a jury of a defendant ignoring the facts of the case and/or the law.

“The prosecutor thought he lost the case, not due to the creation of reasonable doubt, but due to jury nullification.”

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Meanings

nounjury nullification (countable and uncountable, plural jury nullifications)

plural jury nullifications

  1. countableuncountablelawAn acquittal by a jury of a defendant ignoring the facts of the case and/or the law.

    The prosecutor thought he lost the case, not due to the creation of reasonable doubt, but due to jury nullification.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
jury equity

Translations

Finnish lautamiehistön hylkäävä päätös
  • lautamiehistön hylkäävä päätös(law) an acquittal by a jury of a defendant ignoring the facts of the case and/or the law
Russian нуллифици́рующий верди́кт суда́ прися́жных
  • нуллифици́рующий верди́кт суда́ прися́жных (nullificírujuščij verdíkt sudá prisjážnyx)(law) an acquittal by a jury of a defendant ignoring the facts of the case and/or the law
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APA

jury nullification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jury%20nullification

MLA

“jury nullification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jury%20nullification. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jury nullification,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jury%20nullification.

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