English Dictionary
Definition of “verdict”
verdict (ˈvɜːdɪkt
)
Definitions
noun
- the findings of a jury on the issues of fact submitted to it for examination and trial; judgment
- any decision, judgment, or conclusion
Word Origin
C13: from Medieval Latin vērdictum, from Latin vērē dictum truly spoken, from vērus true + dīcere to say
Translations
- British English:
verdict
In a law court, a verdict is the decision that is given by the jury or judge at the end of a trial.The jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict.ˈvɜːdɪkt NOUN The jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict.
- Spanish:
veredicto
nm
- French:
verdict
nm
- German:
Urteil
nnt
- Chinese: 裁决 n
- Arabic: حُكْم n
- Portuguese: veredicto nm
- Russian: вердикт nm
- Croatian: presuda nf
- Czech: výrok nm
- Danish: kendelse nutr
- Dutch: uitspraak n
- Finnish: oikeuden päätös n
- Greek: ετυμηγορία nf
- Italian: verdetto nm
- Japanese: 評決 n
- Korean: 평결 n
- Norwegian: kjennelse nm
- Polish: werdykt nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: veredicto nm
- European Spanish:
veredicto
nm
- Swedish: utslag nnt
- Thai: คำตัดสินของคณะลูกขุน n
- Turkish: jüri kararı n
- Vietnamese: lời tuyên án n
Usage examples
Too ambitious, had been the verdict of certain colleagues in government.
Seymour, Gerald, Field of Blood (1990)Whether the verdict of the US military convinces those opposed to the war remains to be seen.
New Scientist (2003)In 1974, five Roman Catholic judges on the Quebec Court of Appeal overturned the jury verdict.
Globe and Mail (2003)The verdict of the scientists carrying out the tests was that this was an abnormal situation.
Glasgow Herald (2001)I'm watching the jury, trying to read the verdict in their faces.
Alexandra Connor, THE TURN OF THE TIDE (2004)
