JNOV
Law & Legal abbreviation · Latin Legal
| Stands for | Judgment non obstante veredicto (judgment notwithstanding the verdict) |
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| Categories | Law & Legal |
JNOV stands for Judgment non obstante veredicto (judgment notwithstanding the verdict), a Latin legal abbreviation.
Judgment entered by a trial judge for one party despite a jury verdict for the other, because no reasonable jury could have reached that verdict on the evidence. It is requested after the verdict, often together with a motion for a new trial.
Example: After the $12 million award, the defense moved for JNOV, arguing there was no evidence of causation.
Usage notes
In federal court the term was replaced in 1991 by a "renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law" under Rule 50(b), but JNOV remains standard in many state courts and in everyday usage. The motion generally must be preceded by a motion for directed verdict before the case goes to the jury. Also written j.n.o.v.
Related abbreviations
More Latin legal abbreviations
- ex p. – Ex parte (on the application of)
- ex rel. – Ex relatione (on the relation of)
- fi. fa. – Fieri facias (that you cause to be made)
- habeas – Habeas corpus (you should have the body)
- i.a. – Inter alia (among other things)
- IFP – In forma pauperis (in the manner of a pauper)
- L.S. – Locus sigilli (place of the seal)
- nem. con. – Nemine contradicente (with no one dissenting)
- nol. pros. – Nolle prosequi (to be unwilling to prosecute)
- nolo – Nolo contendere (I do not wish to contend)
- pro per – In propria persona (in one's own person)
- pro tem. – Pro tempore (for the time being)
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This entry is for general education and is not legal advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.