| − | '''Jury instructions''' are a judge's explanation to the jury before it begins deliberations of the question it must answer and the applicable [[law]] governing the case. (It is also referred to as a [[charge]].) [[category:legal terms]] | + | '''Jury instructions''' are a judge's explanation to the jury before it begins deliberations of the question it must answer and the applicable [[law]] governing the case. (It is also referred to as a [[charge]].) [[Category:Legal Terms]] |
| − | Explained differently, '''jury instructions''' are a [[judge]]'s directions to the jury before it begins deliberations regarding the factual questions it must answer and the legal rules that it must apply. [[category:legal terms]] | + | Explained differently, '''jury instructions''' are a [[judge]]'s directions to the jury before it begins deliberations regarding the factual questions it must answer and the legal rules that it must apply. [[Category:Legal Terms]] |