partial verdict

1. 1.

   (criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others

   Broaderverdict

   criminal law

Questions about partial verdict

What does partial verdict mean?

partial verdict means "(criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others".

Is partial verdict a common word?

partial verdict is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.