special verdict

A verdict in which the jury makes findings only on factual issues submitted to them by the judge, who then decides the legal effect of the verdict. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 49. Cf. general verdict. [Cases: Criminal Law 870; Federal Civil Procedure 2231; Trial 347. C.J.S. Criminal Law § 1403; Trial §§ 820, 929, 931.]

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译者黎川，毕业于世界顶级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与专利与技术诉讼相关的法律文件。