special verdict

noun

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

Opposite
general verdict

Meanings

nounspecial verdict (plural special verdicts)

plural special verdicts

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna verdict rendered on certain specific factual issues posed by the court without finding for one party or the other

Opposite
general verdict
Broader
verdictfinding of fact

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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