Allen charge

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An instruction intended to prevent a hung jury by encouraging jurors in the minority to reconsider. US
    — Judge Shira A. Scheindlin read the panel the Allen charge, an instruction meant to encourage juries to continue working until they reach a verdict, and sent them back to continue deliberating.

词形变化

Allen charges plural

词源

After the legal case Allen v. United States (1896).
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