A compromise verdict is a verdict that occurs when some jurors vote against their true views on certain issues to avoid a deadlock. The compromises often involve issues of liability/guilt or proper monetary compensation.
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civil procedure
compulsory counterclaim
A compulsory counterclaim is a claim made by a defendant against a plaintiff that arises from the same transaction or occurrence as the plaintiff's claim, and which is forfeited if not raised in the same lawsuit. If the defendant fails to...
compulsory joinder
Compulsory joinder, also known as mandatory joinder, refers to the process of joining parties or claims, without which the suit could not proceed, to a single suit. Compulsory joinder is an aspect of both civil and criminal procedures....
concealment
Concealment is the act of intentionally or unintentionally not revealing information that should be disclosed and would otherwise affect the terms or creation of a contract. A concealment can occur through either purposeful misrepresentation...
conclusion
A conclusion is the final part of a speech or writing; the closing. A conclusion is also a judgment or an inference made as the result of reasoning; a statement that logically or inevitably follows from a set of statements or propositions; a...
conclusion of fact
Conclusion of fact (also referred to as finding of fact) refers to decisions made by the trier of fact on questions of fact in a case. Questions of fact arise when parties disagree on facts, and after presenting evidence, the trier of fact...
conclusion of law
Conclusion of law refers to a decision made by a judge regarding a question of law. A conclusion of law determines what laws and how the laws apply to a particular case. These decisions often determine the outcome of a case, and they are...
concurrent jurisdiction
Two or more courts have concurrent jurisdiction over a case if all of the courts have the power to hear it. Most notably, in the United States federal courts and state courts have concurrent jurisdiction to hear many types of actions. Similarly, a...
condemn
Condemn in the legal sense refers to when a government exercises its eminent domain powers to seize private property for public use. Both local/state governments and the Federal Government have the authority to condemn property.
...condemnation
Condemnation in the legal sense refers to when a government exercises its eminent domain powers to seize private property for public use. Both local/state governments and the Federal Government have the authority to condemn property.
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