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Definition narrative verdict in British English

narrative verdict noun

noun
1

a verdict used in coroners' courts in England and Wales. The circumstances of a death are recorded without saying who was responsible

Example

A coroner has recorded a narrative verdict in the case of two aviators who were killed when their hot-air balloon crashed into a field at a Somerset bowls club.

Definition narrative verdict in British English