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dynamite charge

dynamite charge noun: instructions given by the judge to a jury that has failed to reach a verdict, in the hope that they can do so after further deliberation.

Noun

dynamite charge (plural dynamite charges)

  1. (idiomatic) Instructions given by the judge to a jury that has failed to reach a verdict, in the hope that they can do so after further deliberation.
    • "There are no studies comparing deadlocked juries blasted with the dynamite charge to those left to their own devices."2013, Saul M. Kassin, Lawrence S. Wrightsman, The American Jury On Trial: Psychological Perspectives
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dynamite, charge.

Forms of dynamite charge

pluraldynamite charges

Questions about dynamite charge

What does dynamite charge mean?
Dynamite charge means instructions given by the judge to a jury that has failed to reach a verdict, in the hope that they can do so after further deliberation.
What part of speech is dynamite charge?
Dynamite charge is a noun.
What is the plural of dynamite charge?
The plural of dynamite charge is dynamite charges.

Words near dynamite charge in the dictionary

  1. dynamistically
  2. dynamists
  3. dynamitard
  4. dynamitards
  5. dynamite
  6. dynamite charge
  7. dynamite charges
  8. dynamite roll
  9. dynamite rolls
  10. dynamite tree
  11. dynamite trees

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