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jury nullification

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An acquittal by a jury of a defendant ignoring the facts of the case and/or the law.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: law

Examples

  • The prosecutor thought he lost the case, not due to the creation of reasonable doubt, but due to jury nullification.

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Antonyms: none provided

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Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: lautamiehistön hylkäävä päätös — (law) an acquittal by a jury of a defendant ignoring the facts of the case and/or the law
  • Russian: нуллифици́рующий верди́кт суда́ прися́жных (nullificírujuščij verdíkt sudá prisjážnyx) — (law) an acquittal by a jury of a defendant ignoring the facts of the case and/or the law