Public Verdict
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A verdict delivered by the jury in open court, as distinguished from a privy verdict sealed and delivered by the jury when court is not in session.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
The verdict of a jury announced publicly in open court. See 3 Bl. Comm. 377.