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
Ava (2)-Persian
YorkYORKEnglish
Ziba (1)-Persian
Gargi-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Sari (2)-Indonesian
Apollon-Greek Mythology