jury nullification
jury nullification · jury nullifications
нуллифицирующий вердикт суда присяжных
An acquittal by a jury of a defendant ignoring the facts of the case and/or the lawAn acquittal by a jury of a defendant ignoring the facts of the case and/or the law.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
нуллифици́рующий верди́кт суда́ прися́жныхnullificírujuščij verdíkt sudá prisjážnyx
Translations
1 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
(law) an acquittal by a jury of a defendant ignoring the facts of the case and/or the law:
Forms
plural: jury nullifications| Singular | jury nullification |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable