jury decision
Panel's final word
A jury decision is the conclusion reached by a jury after deliberating on a case—either a verdict in a criminal trial or a finding in a civil matter.
The term emphasizes the collective judgment: The jury decision came after three days of deliberation.
Distinguished from a judge's ruling, a jury decision represents the determination of ordinary citizens weighing evidence.
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
- not guiltyCleared of charges
- nullificationFormal cancellation of validity
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- consensus-buildingCreating widespread agreement
peer pressure · foreperson · holdout · secret ballot · burden of proof · conviction · deadlock · vote · groupthink · reasonable doubt · trial outcome · voir dire · civil trial · moral reasoning · decide · beyond reasonable doubt · guilty · death penalty
- criminal justicearrest, jail, court, prison, crime
- executionexecution, lethal injection, firing squad, gas chamber, electric chair
jury decisionjudge's ruling
judicial decision · court ruling · judicial decree · summary judgment · executive order
jury decisionplea bargain
Negotiated criminal case resolution
settlement · dismissal · plea deal · out-of-court settlement · mistrial