Dynamite charge
noun phrase
(also Allen charge, deadlock charge) A very strong charge given by a judge to a jury, seeking to ensure a verdict: might have been better off had the jury been instructed with a dynamite charge
[1990s+ Lawyers; fr a punning use of charge]
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