dynamite charge



dynamite charge

An encouragement to a divided jury to come to a verdict. It is also known as the "Allen charge" because such a tactic was employed for the deadlocked jury in the 1896 case Allen v. United States. Come on, let's give the jury a dynamite charge, in the hopes of getting all the jurors to reach a consensus.
See also: charge, dynamite

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Su-Jinsoo-jeenKorean
Emelina-Spanish
Raven['rævən]
Iosias-Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
AbigailAB-i-gayl (English), AH-bee-giel (German)English, German, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Gordon['gɔ:dn]