instruction — in·struc·tion n: an explanation of an applicable principle of law given by a judge to a jury before the jury retires to consider its verdict – called also jury charge, jury instruction; ◇ Under both the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the… … Law dictionary
Jury nullification — means making a law void by jury decision; in other words, the process whereby a jury in a criminal case effectively nullifies a law by acquitting a defendant regardless of the weight of evidence against him or her. [… … Wikipedia
binding jury instruction — One in which jury is told that if they find certain conditions to be true, they should find for plaintiff or defendant, as case might be. Scott Burr Stores Corporation v. Foster, 197 Ark. 232, 122 S.W.2d 165, 169. See jury instructions (mandatory … Black's law dictionary
binding jury instruction — One in which jury is told that if they find certain conditions to be true, they should find for plaintiff or defendant, as case might be. Scott Burr Stores Corporation v. Foster, 197 Ark. 232, 122 S.W.2d 165, 169. See jury instructions (mandatory … Black's law dictionary
Jury nullification in the United States — John Peter Zenger, a printer in the English colony of New York, was tried for seditious libel in 1734 for publishing a newspaper critical of the governor. The jury acquitted Zenger despite the judge s instructions; this is perhaps the most famous … Wikipedia
jury — [ ʒyri ] n. m. • 1790; en parlant de l Angleterre 1588; angl. jury; de l a. fr. jurée « serment, enquête » 1 ♦ Ensemble des jurés inscrits sur les listes départementales annuelles ou sur une liste de session. Groupe de neuf (autrefois douze, puis … Encyclopédie Universelle
Jury (France) — Jury criminel en France Introduction générale Droit pénal et ses sources … Wikipédia en Français
Jury criminel — en France Introduction générale Droit pénal et ses sources … Wikipédia en Français
Jury criminel (France) — Jury criminel en France Introduction générale Droit pénal et ses sources … Wikipédia en Français
Jury criminel (france) — Jury criminel en France Introduction générale Droit pénal et ses sources … Wikipédia en Français
