dynamite



dynamite charge

An encouragement to a divided jury to come to a verdict. It is also known as the "Allen charge" because such a tactic was employed for the deadlocked jury in the 1896 case Allen v. United States. Come on, let's give the jury a dynamite charge, in the hopes of getting all the jurors to reach a consensus.
See also: charge, dynamite

dynamite

1. n. anything potentially powerful: a drug, news, a person. The story about the scandal was dynamite and kept selling papers for a month.
2. mod. excellent; powerful. I want some more of your dynamite enchiladas, please.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Anastasiy-Russian (Archaic), Bulgarian (Archaic)
Darleen[da:'li:n]
Andreeaahn-DRE-ahRomanian
Sampson (1)-Biblical Greek
SaulĖ-Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
Abiramə-BIE-rəm (English)Biblical