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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
Resolution of the Dreyfus Affair — Trial of Esterhazy for forgeryOn the same day as this arrest the examining magistrate Bertulus, disregarding the threats and entreaties directed at him, on his own initiative (as an official note put it) sent Major Esterhazy and his mistress,… … Wikipedia
Resolution (policy debate) — In policy debate, a resolution or topic is a normative statement which the affirmative team affirms and the negative team negates. Resolutions are selected annually by affiliated schools. At the college level, a number of topics are proposed and… … Wikipedia
Summary Jury Trial — is an alternative dispute resolution technique, increasingly being used in civil disputes in the United States.It is one of the new forms of dispute resolution being advanced by the regular courts in an effort to reduce docket congestion. In… … Wikipedia
Dispute resolution — For Wikipedia s dispute resolution guidelines, see Wikipedia:Dispute resolution … Wikipedia
Virtual jury research — is a technique used by lawyers to prepare for trial.For many decades, attorneys have employed jury consultants to conduct jury research to help prepare for trial. The goals of such research vary: to assess the case and to discover its primary… … Wikipedia
Alternative dispute resolution — (ADR) includes dispute resolution processes and techniques that fall outside of the government judicial process. Despite historic resistance to ADR by both parties and their advocates, ADR has gained widespread acceptance among both the general… … Wikipedia
alternative dispute resolution — Term refers to procedures for settling disputes by means other than litigation; e.g., by arbitration, mediation, mini trials. Such procedures, which are usually less costly and more expeditious, are increasingly being used in commercial and labor … Black's law dictionary
alternative dispute resolution — Term refers to procedures for settling disputes by means other than litigation; e.g., by arbitration, mediation, mini trials. Such procedures, which are usually less costly and more expeditious, are increasingly being used in commercial and labor … Black's law dictionary
verdict — ver·dict / vər dikt/ n [alteration (partly conformed to Medieval Latin veredictum ) of Anglo French veirdit statement, finding, verdict, from Old French veir true (from Latin verus ) + dit saying, from Latin dictum] 1: the usu. unanimous finding… … Law dictionary
