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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 open verdict was recorded at the Brunel University student's inquest in 1999.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2023

An inquest, which did not have details of either the relationship or the pregnancy, returned an open verdict but her family claim both had contributed to her death.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2022

Delivering an open verdict, coroner Dr Julian Morris said: "Any death is sad. To lie undetected for in all likelihood over two years is difficult to fathom in 2022."

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2022

An inquest in 1972 into Mrs Thompson's death returned an open verdict.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2022

The inquiry resulted eventually in an open verdict, and was chiefly instrumental in killing such compassion as is usually felt for the dead who die in their sins.

From Raffles, Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)

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