English Explanatory Dictionary

sympathy verdict

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

sympathy verdict sympathy verdicts
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