Definition of Verdicts. Meaning of Verdicts. Synonyms of Verdicts

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Definition of Verdicts

Verdict
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.

Meaning of Verdicts from wikipedia

- be called verdicts but are, since 2009, called conclusions (see Coroner § Inquest conclusions (previously called verdicts)). The term "verdict", from the...
- court. Verdicts can be found to be unsafe for either legal or factual reasons. Criminal appeals made on the ground that the jury's guilty verdict was unsafe...
- The Verdict is a 1982 American legal drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by David Mamet, adapted from Barry Reed's 1980 novel of the same...
- unable to reach any other verdicts open to them. Mortality studies[which?] consider it likely that the majority of open verdicts are recorded in cases of...
- conviction and one against, would be recorded as a guilty verdict. The rationale for majority verdicts usually includes arguments related to so-called 'rogue...
- Final Verdict (1991) is a TNT drama film starring Treat Williams, Olivia Burnette and Glenn Ford. It was directed by Jack Fisk. The movie is based on...
- individual. Narrative verdicts were introduced in 2004. The inquest into the death of Charlotte Shaw concluded with a narrative verdict in October 2010. Charlotte...
- The Br**** Verdict is the 19th novel by American author Michael Connelly and features the second appearance of Los Angeles criminal defense attorney Michael...
- DVD Verdict was a judicial-themed website for DVD reviews. The site was founded in 1999. The editor-in-chief was Michael Stailey, who owned the website...
- "Verdict of Three" was an American television play broadcast on April 24, 1958, as 31st episode of the second season of the CBS television series Playhouse...