The verdict was not guilty. The jury reached a guilty verdict. Do you want my verdict on the meal? The critic's verdict about the show was positive.
Recent Examples on the WebThe verdict has been met with outcry from rights defenders. Simone Mccarthy, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 But the president of Oberlin, Carmen Twillie Ambar, has delayed responding for years to the jury’s guilty verdict of 2019, claiming that this was somehow a First Amendment case.WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 And battered by two years of COVID-19 lockdowns and rising costs of living, most Kenyans would prefer to accept the Supreme Court verdict than go to an election rerun, analysts say. Mukelwa Hlatshwayo, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2022 The guilty verdict comes as the military seeks to erase her influence in the country.BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2022 If Eastman remains on the ballot and is re-elected to office, an unfavorable verdict could lead him to be removed from office. James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2022 Bark after the verdict said Paris does not plan to remain in politics and would have to resign as the Seminole GOP’s chair. Annie Martin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 Higgins, the Bellingcat founder, hopes that the verdict will mark an important break with the impunity Russia has generally enjoyed for its actions, which has served only to embolden Putin. Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2022 The verdict form also said the district was negligent in training and supervision of its employees, another substantial factor in harming Irons. Helen Kwong, NBC News, 31 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English verdit, verdict, borrowed from Anglo-French veirdit "announcement, finding, judicial decision," from veir "true" (going back to Latin vērus) + dit "statement, judgment" (going back to Latin dictum), after Medieval Latin vērumdictum, vēredictum — more at very entry 2, dictum
1decision in a court of law about whether sb is guilty法庭判決ADJECTIVE | VERB + VERDICT | VERDICT + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤adverse, favourable/favorable不利的/有利的裁決◇In the case of an adverse verdict, the company could lose millions.如果法庭作出不利的裁決,這家公司有可能損失幾百萬。➤guilty, not guilty, not proven (BrE) 有罪的/無罪的/證據不足的裁定▸➤majority, unanimous(陪審團根據多數票作出的)多數裁決;一致的裁決◇a unanimous verdict of not guilty一致通過的無罪裁決➤split (especially NAmE) 可分裁斷▸➤formal正式裁斷◇The jury returned a formal verdict after direction by the judge.陪審團得到法官的指示後宣告了正式的裁決。➤narrative (BrE) 敍述裁決▸➤jury, trial陪審團的/審判裁決▸➤appeal, inquest (BrE) 上訴裁決;死因裁定▸➤manslaughter, murder非預謀殺人罪的/謀殺罪的裁決▸➤accident, accidental death, misadventure, suicide (all BrE) 事故的裁決;意外死亡的裁決;自殺的裁決▸➤open (BrE) 死因不明的裁決◇An open verdict was the only appropriate one.只有作出存疑裁決才恰當。VERB + VERDICT➤consider考慮作出裁決◇The judge sent the jury away to consider its verdict.法官請陪審團退庭商議作出裁決。➤agree, agree on, arrive at, reach一致(就⋯)作出裁定;達成裁定◇They reached a verdict after hours of deliberation.仔細斟酌多個小時之後他們作出了裁決。➤announce, bring in, deliver, give, hand down, issue, pass, pronounce, read, read out, record, render, return宣佈裁決;宣讀裁決;聲明裁決以記錄在案◇The verdict was delivered in front of a packed courtroom.在座無虛席的法庭上宣讀了裁決。◇The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death.驗屍官判定為意外死亡。◇The jury returned a verdict of guilty at the end of the trial.陪審團在審訊結束時宣告了有罪裁決。➤accept接受裁定▸➤appeal, appeal against (especially BrE) 對裁決提起上訴▸➤overturn, quash, reverse, set aside, throw out (especially NAmE) 撤銷裁決;宣佈判決無效;駁回裁決◇His family always insisted that the original 'guilty' verdict should be overturned.他的家人一直堅持最初的“有罪”裁決應撤銷。➤uphold維持裁斷◇The verdict was upheld at appeal.上訴的結果是維持原判。VERDICT + VERB➤be in sb's favour/favor裁決有利於某人➤be in, come down, come in (all especially NAmE) 裁決結果出來◇The verdict came in this afternoon.裁決結果今天下午出來了。PREPOSITION➤verdict of⋯的裁定◇a verdict of accidental death意外死亡的裁決➤verdict against, verdict in favour/favor of不利於/有利於⋯的裁決◇We believe that the verdict against him was unfair.我們認為對他的裁決不公平。PHRASES➤the court's verdict, the judge's verdict, the jury's verdict法庭的/法官的/陪審團的裁決◇The jury's verdict was unanimous.陪審團作出的裁決是一致的。verdict
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2decision/opinion決定;意見ADJECTIVE | VERB + VERDICT | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤final最後的定論◇The panel will give its final verdict tomorrow.專家小組明天將給出最後的結論。➤general, overall, unanimous概括性的結論;總體結論;一致通過的定論◇The unanimous verdict was that the picnic had been a great success.大家一致認為這次野餐極為成功。➤damning (especially BrE) 言辭激烈的譴責意見VERB + VERDICT➤give作出結論PREPOSITION➤verdict on關於⋯的意見◇What's your verdict on her new book?你如何評價她的新書?