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Partial verdict

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003633

A jury's decision that resolves some, but not all, of the counts or charges against a defendant in a criminal trial. This occurs when the jury reaches a unanimous agreement on one or more charges while remaining deadlocked on others. The court can accept the verdict on the resolved counts, and a mistrial is declared only for the remaining, undecided charges.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003633
FieldLaw
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003633",
  "term": "Partial verdict",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A jury's decision that resolves some, but not all, of the counts or charges against a defendant in a criminal trial. This occurs when the jury reaches a unanimous agreement on one or more charges while remaining deadlocked on others. The court can accept the verdict on the resolved counts, and a mistrial is declared only for the remaining, undecided charges.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/partial-verdict/"
}

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