directed verdict vs verdict

directed verdict and verdict both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
directed verdict	Yes	No	No	No
verdict	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, verdict is a hypernym of directed verdict; that is, verdict is a word with a broader meaning than directed verdict:

directed verdict: a verdict entered by the court in a jury trial without consideration by the jury
verdict: (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment

Other hypernyms of directed verdict include finding of fact.

directed verdict (noun)	verdict (noun)
a verdict entered by the court in a jury trial without consideration by the jury	(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment