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open verdict

 noun
     
Related topics: Law
open verdict [countable]
SCLSCL an official decision in a British court saying that the exact cause of someone's death is not known:
The jury returned an open verdict.
He said there was some doubt over the way Grant had died, and recorded an open verdict.
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