Allen charge en · NOUN
Etymology
After the legal case Allen v. United States (1896).
Meanings
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(US) An instruction intended to prevent a hung jury by encouraging jurors in the minority to reconsider.
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.
2006 September 26, Timothy Williams, “Gotti Jurors Say They’re Deadlocked”, in New York Times, retrieved 14 Jul 2015:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen charges | Number=Plur | lexicographic |