What Are Jury Instructions

question 95

Multiple Choice

What are jury instructions?

• A) instructions from the jury to the plaintiff's attorney about settling a case before trial
• B) instructions from jury informing the judge on what grounds the case can be dismissed
• C) instructions to the jury from both parties over the duration within which the case has to be settled
• D) instructions to inform the jury about what law to apply when they decide the case

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Definitions:

Downward Sloping

Describes a line on a graph that shows a decrease in one variable as another variable increases, often used to illustrate laws of demand in economics.

Negatively Related

A term used to describe two variables that move in opposite directions; as one increases, the other decreases.

Same Direction

A term indicating that two or more variables move in tandem, either increasing or decreasing together.

Y-variable

In statistical modeling and experiments, the dependent variable that is influenced or predicted by another variable (X-variable), used to measure outcomes or results.