Compromise Verdict (Noun)
Meaning
A verdict resulting from improper compromises between jurors on material issues.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The judge suspected that the jury had reached a compromise verdict, as the guilty verdict on one count seemed inconsistent with the acquittal on another.
- After the trial, several jurors came forward to reveal that they had been pressured into a compromise verdict, which they felt did not accurately reflect the evidence.
- The appeals court overturned the conviction, citing the likelihood of a compromise verdict that had been influenced by jurors' personal biases rather than the evidence.
- The defense team argued that the guilty verdict was a compromise verdict, resulting from jurors' inability to agree on the more serious charges.
- The jury's compromise verdict, which found the defendant guilty of a lesser charge, was seen by many as a cop-out, rather than a genuine attempt to deliver justice.