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UK
/vˈɜːdɪkt/
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[ US /ˈvɝdɪkt/ ]
[ US /ˈvɝdɪkt/ ]
NOUN
- (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
How To Use verdict In A Sentence
- The exigencies of journalism demand instant appraisals and on-the-spot verdicts.
- He did not flinch as the verdict was read to a hushed court - and his hopes of divine intervention were vanquished.
- The judge set aside the verdict of the lower court.
- The jury delivered a verdict of not guilty.
- The jury returned an open verdict.
- They overturned the verdict because of its lightness.
- Over the course of three and a half days they listened to evidence presented by both sides, and then questioned the witnesses for both defence and prosecution before retiring to consider their verdict.
- The jury delivered a verdict of unlawful killing.
- She called the verdict a victory of truth over falsehood.
- The trial was a mockery - the judge had decided the verdict before it began.
