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Allen charges

Allen charges is the plural of Allen charge.

Meaning of Allen charge

Noun

Allen charge (plural Allen charges)

  1. (US) An instruction intended to prevent a hung jury by encouraging jurors in the minority to reconsider.
    • Judge Shira A. Scheindlin read the panel the Allen charge, an instruction meant to encourage juries to continue working until they reach a verdict, and sent them back to continue deliberating.2006 September 26, Timothy Williams, “Gotti Jurors Say They’re Deadlocked”, in New York Times, retrieved 14 Jul 2015

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What is Allen charges the plural of?
Allen charges is the plural of Allen charge.

Words near Allen charges in the dictionary

  1. allemontites
  2. Allen
  3. Allen bolt
  4. Allen bolts
  5. Allen charge
  6. Allen charges
  7. Allen County
  8. Allen curve
  9. Allen curves
  10. Allen key
  11. Allen keys

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