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
HalldÓRa-Icelandic
AgustÍNah-goos-TEENSpanish
Omri-Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Floyd[flɔid]
Bahman-Persian, Persian Mythology
Armstrong['a:mstrɔŋ]