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verdict

noun

ver·​dict ˈvər-(ˌ)dikt How to pronounce verdict (audio)
1
: the finding or decision of a jury on the matter submitted to it in trial
2

Example Sentences

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 Web The 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

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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