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| − | '''Jury instructions''' are a judge's explanation to the jury before it begins deliberations of the question it must answer and the applicable [[law]] governing the case. ( | + | '''Jury instructions''' are a judge's explanation to the jury before it begins deliberations of the question it must answer and the applicable [[law]] governing the case. (It is also referred to as a [[charge]].) [[category:legal terms]] |
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| + | Explained differently, '''jury instructions''' are a [[judge]]'s directions to the jury before it begins deliberations regarding the factual questions it must answer and the legal rules that it must apply. [[category:legal terms]] | ||
Revision as of 03:22, November 19, 2007
Jury instructions are a judge's explanation to the jury before it begins deliberations of the question it must answer and the applicable law governing the case. (It is also referred to as a charge.)
Explained differently, jury instructions are a judge's directions to the jury before it begins deliberations regarding the factual questions it must answer and the legal rules that it must apply.