#finding the decision of a court on issues of fact or law
supertype: #judicial_decision__judgment__judgement (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
subtype: #verdict__finding_of_fact (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
subtype: #compromise_verdict a verdict resulting from improper compromises between jurors on material issues
subtype: #quotient_verdict an improper and unacceptable kind of compromise verdict
subtype: #directed_verdict a verdict entered by the court in a jury trial without consideration by the jury; there cannot be a directed verdict of guilty in a criminal trial
subtype: #false_verdict__falseverdict a manifestly unjust verdict; not true to the evidence
subtype: #general_verdict__generalverdict an ordinary verdict declaring which party prevails without any special findings of fact
subtype: #partial_verdict__partialverdict a finding (in criminal law) that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others
subtype: #special_verdict__specialverdict a verdict rendered on certain specific factual issues posed by the court without finding for one party or the other
subtype: #finding_of_law__conclusion_of_law a finding as to the applicability of a rule of law to particular facts
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