aider by verdict
The cure of a pleading defect by a trial verdict, based on the presumption that the record contains adequate proof of the necessary facts even if those facts were not specifically alleged. — Also termed cure by verdict. [Cases: Indictment and Information 200–203; Pleading 432–437. C.J.S. Indictments and Informations §§ 252–256; Pleading §§ 873–886.]