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Noun: directed verdict  di'rek-tid 'vur-dikt
  1. (law) 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"

Derived forms: directed verdicts

Type of: finding of fact, verdict

Encyclopedia: Directed verdict