Verdict

['vɜːdɪkt] or ['vɝdɪkt]

Definition

(noun.) (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment.

Typed by Dido--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The answer of a jury given to the court concerning any matter of fact in any cause, civil or criminal, committed to their examination and determination; the finding or decision of a jury on the matter legally submitted to them in the course of the trial of a cause.

(n.) Decision; judgment; opinion pronounced; as, to be condemned by the verdict of the public.

Typist: Thaddeus

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Decision, judgment, finding.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Finding, judgment, answer, opinion, decision, sentence

ANT:Nondeclaration, indecision, indetermination

Inputed by Erma

Definition

n. the finding of a jury on a trial: decision: opinion pronounced.—Open verdict a verdict upon an inquest which finds that a crime has been committed without specifying the criminal; Special verdict a verdict in which specific facts are found and put on the record.

Editor: Sheldon