open verdict

I gather that you disagreed very strongly with the open verdict which was returned at the inquest upon your uncle?

More than two weeks after the artist was slain the Coroner's panel returned an open verdict.

The jury returned an open verdict that the ship had certainly been stolen, but by whom there was no evidence to show.

I was disgusted with the open verdict, and wanted men to be up and doing and trying to find me out.

They returned what is called an open verdict, and the matter passed away from the minds of the general public.