majority verdict 大比數裁決

majority verdict
繁:大比數裁決
简:大比数裁决

陪審團今早已傳字條表示不能達成大比數裁決時,控方表示,於許仕仁案中亦有相似情況,建議法官可以按慣例再指引他們繼續討論,到確實不能達成有效裁決才再告知法庭。

曾蔭權案:未達大比數裁決 法官解散陪審團(2017年11月3日),東網,取自http://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/news/20171103/bkn-20171103115816711-1103_00822_001.html

After 14 hours of deliberation, the eight jurors were adamant that they would not be able to deliver a minimum 6-2 majority verdict on whether Tsang was guilty of accepting an advantage, as the city’s chief executive, between 2010 and 2012.

Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang avoids conviction on bribery charge – for now – as jury unable to reach verdict. (2017, November 3). South China Morning Post. Retrieved from http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2118106/former-hong-kong-leader-donald-tsang-avoids-conviction-now