Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Law The decision of the jury after the trial of a case.
- noun An expressed conclusion; a judgment or opinion.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In law, the answer of a jury given to the court concerning any matter of fact in any cause, civil or criminal, committed to their trial and examination.
- noun Pecision; judgment; opinion pronounced: as, the verdict of the public.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Law) The answer of a jury given to the court concerning any matter of fact in any cause, civil or criminal, committed to their examination and determination; the finding or decision of a jury on the matter legally submitted to them in the course of the trial of a cause.
- noun Decision; judgment; opinion pronounced.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun law A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an
inquest . - noun An opinion or judgement.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A lawyer representing Muslim plaintiffs in the case, Zafaryab Jilanni, says the verdict is a step towards unity.
Indian Court Orders Holy Site Divided Between Hindus, Muslims 2010
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A lawyer representing Muslim plaintiffs in the case, Zafaryab Jilanni, says the verdict is a step towards unity.
Indian Court Orders Holy Site Divided Between Hindus, Muslims 2010
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Saesnag at Roznamcha - Bach opines the verdict is a political one:
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I mean the verdict is already out, and highlights have often already hit the news.
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A lawyer representing Muslim plaintiffs in the case, Zafaryab Jilanni, says the verdict is a step towards unity.
Indian Court Orders Holy Site Divided Between Hindus, Muslims 2010
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That we succeeded, your verdict is ample testimony.
CHAPTER 29 2010
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Zoya Hasan at DNA says that the verdict is a reaffirmation of the Indian electorate's faith in the Nehru-Gandhi family.
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Will bring them to work and see what the verdict is there. snooky doodle Feb 7 this must be delicious the addition og nutella makes them even more so. have to try these zobars Feb 7
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This verdict is the result of the unconscionable manner in which the Justice Department lawyers conducted this trial.
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I've used it as a writing sample before and it's scored me three freelance jobs with its copious merit; but every time I submit it to a short story market, the verdict is always, This is great, but it's too long for our format.
June 30th, 2005 ms_violet 2005
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