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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 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:
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.
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.
In law, a verdict is the formal finding of fact made by a jury on matters or questions submitted to the jury by a judge. [1] In a bench trial, the judge's decision near the end of the trial is simply referred to as a finding. [2]
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.
