compromise verdict

English Thesaurus

1. a verdict resulting from improper compromises between jurors on material issues (noun.act)

hypernym	:	finding of fact, verdict,
definition	:	(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment (noun.act)

hyponym	:	quotient verdict,
definition	:	an improper and unacceptable kind of compromise verdict (noun.act)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)