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verdict |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 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 Note: The decision of a judge or referee, upon an issue of fact is not called a verdict, but a finding, or a finding of fact --Abbott. 2. Decision; judgment; opinion pronounced; as to be condemned by the verdict of the public. These were enormities condemned by the most natural verdict of common humanity. --South. Two generations have since confirmed the verdict which was pronounced on that night. --Macaulay. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: verdict n : the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment [syn: {finding of fact}]
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