verdict
- noun1 decision in a court of law about whether sb is guiltyADJECTIVE▪ adverse, favourable/favorable▪
In the case of an adverse verdict, the company could lose millions.
▪ guilty, not guilty, not proven (BrE)▪ majority (esp. BrE), unanimous▪a unanimous verdict of not guilty
▪ split (esp. AmE)▪ formal▪The jury returned a formal verdict after direction by the judge.
▪ narrative (BrE)▪ jury, trial▪ appeal, inquest (BrE)▪ manslaughter (esp. BrE), murder▪ accident, accidental death, misadventure, suicide (all BrE)▪ open (BrE)▪An open verdict was the only appropriate one.
VERB + VERDICT▪ consider▪The judge sent the jury away to consider its verdict.
▪ agree, agree on, arrive at, reach▪They reached a verdict after hours of deliberation.
▪ announce, bring in, deliver, give, hand down, issue, pass, pronounce, read, read out, record (esp. BrE), render (esp. AmE), return▪The verdict was delivered in front of a packed courtroom.
▪The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death.
▪The jury returned a verdict of guilty at the end of the trial.
▪ accept▪ appeal (AmE), appeal against (esp. BrE)▪ overturn, quash (esp. BrE), reverse, set aside, throw out (esp. AmE)▪His family always insisted that the original ‘guilty’ verdict should be overturned.
▪ uphold▪The verdict was upheld at appeal.
VERDICT + VERB▪ be in sb's favour/favor▪ be in, come down, come in (all esp. AmE)▪The verdict came in this afternoon.
PREPOSITION▪ verdict of▪a verdict of accidental death
▪ verdict against, verdict in favour/favor of▪We believe that the verdict against him was unfair.
PHRASES▪ the court's verdict, the judge's verdict, the jury's verdict▪The jury's verdict was unanimous.
2 decision/opinionADJECTIVE▪ final▪The panel will give its final verdict tomorrow.
▪ general, overall (esp. BrE), unanimous▪The unanimous verdict was that the picnic had been a great success.
▪ damning (esp. BrE)VERB + VERDICT▪ givePREPOSITION▪ verdict on▪What's your verdict on her new book?
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verdict — ver·dict / vər dikt/ n [alteration (partly conformed to Medieval Latin veredictum ) of Anglo French veirdit statement, finding, verdict, from Old French veir true (from Latin verus ) + dit saying, from Latin dictum] 1: the usu. unanimous finding… … Law dictionary
verdict — [ vɛrdik(t) ] n. m. • 1669, à propos de l Angleterre; répandu 1790; mot angl., de l anglo norm. verdit (XIIIe), du lat. médiév. veredictum, proprt « véritablement dit » 1 ♦ Dr. Déclaration par laquelle la cour d assises répond, après délibération … Encyclopédie Universelle
verdict — ver‧dict [ˈvɜːdɪkt ǁ ˈvɜːr ] noun [countable] LAW an official decision made in a court of law or other organization that has authority: • It took 16 hours for the jurors to reach a verdict. • A civil court jury in Santa Monica, California issued… … Financial and business terms
verdict — VERDÍCT, verdicte, s.n. 1. (În organizarea judecătorească a unor state) Răspuns dat de juraţi în legătură cu vinovăţia sau nevinovăţia unui acuzat şi pe baza căruia se pronunţă sentinţa; p. ext. sentinţa unei curţi cu juraţi; p. gener. sentinţă… … Dicționar Român
Verdict — Ver dict, n. [OE. verdit, OF. verdit, veirdit, LL. verdictum, veredictum; L. vere truly (fr. verus true) + dictum a saying, a word, fr. dicere, dictum, to say. See {Very}, and {Dictum}.] 1. (Law) The answer of a jury given to the court concerning … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Verdict — Logo Allgemeine Infor … Deutsch Wikipedia
verdict — [vʉr′dikt] n. [ME verdit < Anglo Fr < ML veredictum, true saying, verdict < L vere, truly + dictum, a thing said: see VERY & DICTUM] 1. Law the formal finding of a judge or jury on a matter submitted to them in a trial 2. any decision or … English World dictionary
Verdict — Verdict, s. Wahrspruch … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Verdict — Verdict, lat. deutsch, Ausspruch, besonders der Geschwornen … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
verdict — (n.) 1530s, from M.E. verdit (c.1300), a jury s decision in a case, from Anglo Fr. verdit (O.Fr. voirdit), from ver, veir true (see VERY (Cf. very)) + dit, pp. of dire to say (see DICTION (Cf. diction … Etymology dictionary
verdict — [n] law judgment adjudication, answer, arbitrament, award, conclusion, decision, decree, deduction, determination, finding, opinion, ruling, sentence; concept 318 Ant. accusation … New thesaurus
