After the judge has instructed the jury on the law and the jury has deliberated and come to a conclusion, the jury then renders the verdict. The verdict is the answer of the jury given to the court concerning the factual issues committed to it.1
1. 1 V.B. Woolley, Practice in Civil Actions and Proceedings in the Law Courts of the State of Delaware § 694 (1906).
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