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- Dictionaryverdict/ˈvəːdɪkt/
noun
- 1. a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest: "the jury returned a verdict of not guilty"
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a decision by a jury as to whether someone is guilty after having heard the facts given at a trial: The jury reached / returned a verdict of not guilty after six hours of deliberation. A verdict is also any judgment or opinion given after considering the facts of a situation:
The meaning of VERDICT is the finding or decision of a jury on the matter submitted to it in trial. How to use verdict in a sentence.
A verdict is a decision made after a lot of considering, usually made by the jury in a courtroom. If you've finally decided that the test was unfair, that's your verdict and you should talk to the teacher about it.
a decision by a jury as to whether someone is guilty after having heard the facts given at a trial: The jury reached / returned a verdict of not guilty after six hours of deliberation. A verdict is also any judgment or opinion given after considering the facts of a situation:
Verdict definition: the finding or answer of a jury given to the court concerning a matter submitted to their judgment.. See examples of VERDICT used in a sentence.
1. countable noun. In a court of law, the verdict is the decision that is given by the jury or judge at the end of a trial. The jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict. Three judges will deliver their verdict in October. Synonyms: decision, finding, judgment, opinion More Synonyms of verdict. 2. countable noun [oft with poss]
1. Law The decision of the jury after the trial of a case. 2. An expressed conclusion; a judgment or opinion: the verdict of history.
noun. /ˈvɜːdɪkt/ /ˈvɜːrdɪkt/ an official judgement made in court or at an inquest (= an official investigation into somebody's death) Has the jury reached a verdict? The jury returned a verdict (= gave a verdict) of guilty. The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death. Collocations Criminal justice. see also majority verdict, open verdict.
a decision in a court of law saying if someone is guilty or not: a guilty verdict. The jury took nine hours to reach a verdict. verdict noun [C] (DECISION) someone's opinion about something after experiencing it, often for the first time: You tried out that Italian restaurant? What was the verdict?
An expressed conclusion; a judgment or opinion. The verdict of history. The conclusion of a jury, or of a judge in a non-jury case, of what the facts are or were. A verdict, being a finding of fact, is different from a judgment or a judicial decision.
