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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Open verdict

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01 A verdict on a preliminary investigation, finding the fact of a crime but not stating the criminal, or finding the fact of a violent death …
  1. 1.
    A verdict on a preliminary investigation, finding the fact of a crime but not stating the criminal, or finding the fact of a violent death without disclosing the cause.(Law)