Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

motion for directed verdict

A party's request that the court enter judgment in its favor before submitting the case to the jury because there is no legally sufficient evidentiary foundation on which a reasonable jury could find for the other party. ( Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the equivalent court paper is known as a motion for judgment as a matter of law. - Also termed motion for a directed verdict. - Abbr. MDV. See MOTION FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW; directed verdict under VERDICT.