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verdict

[vur-dikt]

noun

  1. Law.the finding or answer of a jury given to the court concerning a matter submitted to their judgment.

  2. a judgment; decision.

    the verdict of the critics.



verdict

/ ˈɜːɪ /

noun

  1. the findings of a jury on the issues of fact submitted to it for examination and trial; judgment

  2. any decision, judgment, or conclusion

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of verdict1

1250–1300; Middle English < Medieval Latin ŧ徱ٳܳ, variant of ŧŧ徱ٳܳ literally, something said truly; replacing Middle English verdit < Anglo-French < Latin vērum dictum true word
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of verdict1

C13: from Medieval Latin ŧ徱ٳܳ, from Latin vērē dictum truly spoken, from ŧܲ true + ī to say
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In the taxi on the way home, Kim gave viewers her boozy verdict: "The food, okay, the vodka, lovely."

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Museveni, who has been in power since 1986, described the verdict as the "wrong decision", adding that "the country is not governed by the judges. It is governed by the people."

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In an Instagram post, external on the day of the verdict, Jakob chose another metric.

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"This case has no winners, and today's verdict shows that all those affected have been exposed to an enormous burden that should have been avoided," said Gjert's lawyer John Christian Elden.

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The other problem is that a citizens’ assembly has to come to an agreed consensus, sort of like a jury verdict.

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