open verdict
Britishnoun
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Coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray recorded an open verdict at an inquest into the deaths at Chelmsford Coroner's Court in 2014, adding: "Not all of the pieces of the jigsaw are there yet."
From BBC ● May 21, 2025
Instructing the jury last month, the coroner told them there were five verdicts open - accidental death, death by misadventure, unlawful killing, an open verdict or a narrative verdict.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2024
An initial inquest had been held in 1973 and recorded an open verdict.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2023
A 1983 inquest recorded an open verdict, which effectively means the cause of her death remains as much of a mystery as her real identity.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2022
Appleyard's statement among his intimates, that no verdict had yet been given, seems to point to an open verdict.
From The Valet's tragedy, and other studies by Andrew Lang
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