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sympathy verdict

sympathy verdict noun: a jury's verdict based on sympathy for the people involved in the case, rather than dispassionate analysis of the facts.

Noun

sympathy verdict (plural sympathy verdicts)

  1. A jury's verdict based on sympathy for the people involved in the case, rather than dispassionate analysis of the facts.

Forms of sympathy verdict

pluralsympathy verdicts

Questions about sympathy verdict

What does sympathy verdict mean?
Sympathy verdict means a jury's verdict based on sympathy for the people involved in the case, rather than dispassionate analysis of the facts.
What part of speech is sympathy verdict?
Sympathy verdict is a noun.
What is the plural of sympathy verdict?
The plural of sympathy verdict is sympathy verdicts.

Words near sympathy verdict in the dictionary

  1. sympathy card
  2. sympathy cards
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  4. sympathy strike
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  6. sympathy verdict
  7. sympathy verdicts
  8. sympatico
  9. sympatoadrenal
  10. sympatric
  11. sympatrically

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