non obstante veredicto

non obstante ve·​re·​dic·​to

-ˌverəˈdik(ˌ)tō

: notwithstanding a verdict

—used of a judgment entered by order of the court on motion of one party for that party notwithstanding a verdict for the other party (as when the record shows that the party for whom the verdict was rendered is not entitled to judgment as a matter of law)

refer to judgment non obstante veredicto

—Richard Hartshorne, born 1888

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