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jury nullification

jury nullification noun: an acquittal by a jury of a defendant ignoring the facts of the case and/or the law.

Noun

jury nullification (countable and uncountable, plural jury nullifications)

  1. 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.

Forms of jury nullification

pluraljury nullifications

Questions about jury nullification

What does jury nullification mean?
Jury nullification means an acquittal by a jury of a defendant ignoring the facts of the case and/or the law.
What part of speech is jury nullification?
Jury nullification is a noun.
What is the plural of jury nullification?
The plural of jury nullification is jury nullifications.

Words near jury nullification in the dictionary

  1. jury duty
  2. jury equity
  3. jury is out
  4. jury mast
  5. jury masts
  6. jury nullification
  7. jury nullifications
  8. jury of half-tongue
  9. jury of matrons
  10. jury panel
  11. jury panels

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