noun

verdict

verdict, judgment, decision

The jury reached a guilty verdict.

The jury reached a guilty verdict.

What's your verdict on the new restaurant?

What's your verdict on the new restaurant?

((a/the)) verdict a decision in a court of law The jury reached a guilty verdict.

((a)) verdict on sth. an opinion or judgment What's your verdict on the new restaurant?

Synonyms: judgment, decision, ruling, finding

From Latin 'veredictum', meaning 'a true saying' (vere 'truly' + dictum 'saying').

Think 'ver' (truth, as in 'verify') + 'dict' (say, as in 'dictionary'). A verdict is a 'true saying' by a jury.

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