OPEN VERDICT


Meaning of OPEN VERDICT in English

ˌopen ˈverdict BrE AmE noun [countable]

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.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.