Allen charge

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

After the legal case Allen v. United States (1896).

Noun[edit]

Allen charge (plural Allen charges)

  1. (US, law) An instruction intended to prevent a hung jury by encouraging jurors in the minority to reconsider.
    • 2006 September 26, Timothy Williams, “Gotti Jurors Say They’re Deadlocked”, in New York Times, retrieved 14 July 2015:
      Judge Shira A. Scheindlin read the panel the Allen charge, an instruction meant to encourage juries to continue working until they reach a verdict, and sent them back to continue deliberating.
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