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open verdict

British

noun

a finding by a coroner's jury of death without stating the cause

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An initial request into the five deaths was held in 1973, with the then coroner returning an open verdict.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

An inquest in 1977 found Martha, 70, was unlawfully killed, and an open verdict was returned in the case of Griff Thomas who was 73.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2025

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

Mr Sullivan offered his condolences to Mr Spraggs' family and recorded an open verdict.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2023

We do not know but that an open verdict was given.

From The Valet's tragedy, and other studies by Lang, Andrew

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