to instruct the jury

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• instruct — in·struct vt: to provide (a jury) with explanation and directions regarding the law applicable to a case the judge instruct ed the jury that the plaintiff bears the burden of proof the jury was instruct ed to ignore the attorney s comments vi: to …   Law dictionary

• Jury nullification — means making a law void by jury decision; in other words, the process whereby a jury in a criminal case effectively nullifies a law by acquitting a defendant regardless of the weight of evidence against him or her. [… …   Wikipedia

• Jury nullification in the United States — John Peter Zenger, a printer in the English colony of New York, was tried for seditious libel in 1734 for publishing a newspaper critical of the governor. The jury acquitted Zenger despite the judge s instructions; this is perhaps the most famous …   Wikipedia

• Instruct — In*struct , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instructed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Instructing}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To put in order; to form; to prepare. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] They speak to the merits of a cause, after the proctor has prepared and instructed the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• instruct — [in strukt′] vt. [ME instructen < L instructus, pp. of instruere, to pile upon, put in order, erect < in , in, upon + struere, to pile up, arrange, build: see STREW] 1. to communicate knowledge to; teach; educate 2. to give facts or… …   English World dictionary

• jury — n. 1) to empanel, swear in a jury 2) to charge, instruct; sequester a jury (the judge charged the jury) 3) to dismiss a jury 4) to fix ( corrupt ) a jury 5) to serve on a jury 6) a hung ( deadlocked ) jury 7) a grand; petit; trial jury 8) a blue… …   Combinatory dictionary

• jury — noun 1 in a court of law ADJECTIVE ▪ inquest (BrE), trial (esp. BrE) ▪ grand ▪ He was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of distributing illegal steroids. ▪ civil …   Collocations dictionary

• Unring the bell — The phrase unring the bell is an analogy used to suggest the difficulty of forgetting information once it is known. When discussing jury trials, the phrase is sometimes used to describe the judge s instructions to the jury to ignore inadmissible… …   Wikipedia

• The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord — This article is about the organization. For the Cabaret Voltaire album, see The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord (album). The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord (CSA) was a radical Christian Identity organization formed in… …   Wikipedia

• instruct — To convey information as a client to an attorney, or as an attorney to a counsel, or as a judge to a jury. To authorize one to appear as advocate; to give a case in charge to the jury …   Black's law dictionary

• instruct — To convey information as a client to an attorney, or as an attorney to a counsel, or as a judge to a jury. To authorize one to appear as advocate; to give a case in charge to the jury …   Black's law dictionary