| 单词 | how say you |
| 释义 | > as lemmashow (also what) say you P9. Law. how (also what) say you: (used to address a jury or foreman) ‘what is the verdict?’ ‘how do you find?’; (also used to address a defendant) ‘how do you plead?’Compare earlierwhat say you to, how say you to in non-legal contexts: see Phrases 8a. ΚΠ 1660 Exact Accompt Trial Regicides 181 How say you, is the prisoner at the Bar guilty of the Treason whereof he stands indicted? 1742 Select Trials Old-Bailey (new ed.) IV. 33 You of the Jury, look upon the Prisoner; how say you? 1760 A. Murphy Way to keep Him i. 14 How say ye?—Gentlemen of the jury? 1810 Belfast Monthly Mag. Aug. 125/1 Clerk. What say you?.. Foreman. William Penn is guilty. 1893 Atlanta Constit. 27 Aug. 9/3 The officer of the court put the usual question, ‘How say you?’ 1968 C. E. Rosenberg Trial of Assassin Guiteau viii. 223 What say you? Is the defendant guilty or not guilty? 1991 M. Wilcox Green Fingers i. ii. 5 How say you Antony Pringle, are you guilty or not guilty? 2009 K. Flynn Wicked Intentions (2010) 332 On the case of..the first-degree murder of Michael Deloge, how say you? < as lemmas |
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