WITHDRAWAL OF A JUROR
\wɪðdɹˈɔːl əvə d͡ʒjˈʊɹə], \wɪðdɹˈɔːl əvə dʒjˈʊɹə], \w_ɪ_ð_d_ɹ_ˈɔː_l ə_v_ə dʒ_j_ˈʊ_ɹ_ə]\
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A means of stopping a trial, when it is desired to do so, without carrying it as to a decision ; the complete number of jurors being essentially necessary. Matters then remain just where they were before the trial began.
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is, in effect, as if no action had been brought.
By Henry Percy Smith
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.