Meaning & Definition of Verdict in English
English⟶
Verdict
/vərdɪkt/
noun
1. (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision
- Can be used in formulating a judgment
synonym:
- verdict,
- finding of fact
Examples of using
On the inquest it was shown that Buck Fanshaw, in the delirium of a wasting typhoid fever, had taken arsenic, shot himself through the body, cut his throat, and jumped out of a four-story window and broken his neck—and after due deliberation, the jury, sad and tearful, but with intelligence unblinded by its sorrow, brought in a verdict of death "by the visitation of God." What could the world do without juries?
The defense was pleased by the verdict.
The judge asked the jury to reach a verdict.