Scotch verdict
noun
1
: a verdict of not proven that is allowed by Scottish criminal law in some cases instead of a verdict of not guilty
2
: an inconclusive decision or pronouncement
Word History
First Known Use
1912, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- takes ship
- takes something out on
- takes something out on someone
- takes the count
- takes the floor
- takes the mickey out of
- takes to
- takes to task
- takes to the cleaners
- takes up
- takes up with
- Takeshita
- taketh
- takeups
- takhaar
- takhtadjies
- Takhtadjy
- Taki-Taki
- Takilman
- takilmans
- takin
- taking
- taking (away)
- taking a hike
- taking a powder