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ver·dict
(vûr′dĭkt)n.
1. Law The decision of the jury after the trial of a case.
2. An expressed conclusion; a judgment or opinion: the verdict of history.
[Middle English verdit, from Anglo-Norman : ver, true (from Latin vērus; see wērə-o- in Indo-European roots) + dit, speech (from Latin dictum, from neuter past participle of dīcere, to say; see deik- in Indo-European roots).]
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verdict
(ˈvɜːdɪkt)n
1. (Law) the findings of a jury on the issues of fact submitted to it for examination and trial; judgment
2. any decision, judgment, or conclusion
[C13: from Medieval Latin vērdictum, from Latin vērē dictum truly spoken, from vērus true + dīcere to say]
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ver•dict
(ˈvɜr dɪkt)n.
1. the finding of a jury in a matter submitted to their judgment.
2. any judgment or decision.
[1250–1300; Middle English verdi(c)t < Anglo-French < Medieval Latin vērēdictum literally, something said truly; see very, diction]
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| Noun | 1. |  verdict - (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgmentfinding - the decision of a court on issues of fact or law compromise verdict - a verdict resulting from improper compromises between jurors on material issues directed verdict - a verdict entered by the court in a jury trial without consideration by the jury; "there cannot be a directed verdict of guilty in a criminal trial" false verdict - a manifestly unjust verdict; not true to the evidence general verdict - an ordinary verdict declaring which party prevails without any special findings of fact partial verdict - (criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others special verdict - a verdict rendered on certain specific factual issues posed by the court without finding for one party or the other law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
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verdict
noun decision, finding, judgment, opinion, sentence, conclusion, conviction, adjudication, pronouncement The jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict.
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Translations
حُكْمحُكْم المُحَلَّفينحُكْم، قَرار
výrokverdikt
kendelseafgørelsedom
lausuntooikeuden päätöstuomio
presuda
niîurstaîa, dómurúrskurîur
評決
평결판정
sprendimasverdiktas
lēmumsspriedums
verdiktvýrok
sodba
utslag
คำตัดสินของคณะลูกขุน
lời tuyên án
verdict
[ˈvɜːdɪkt] N (Jur) (= judgment) → veredicto m, fallo m; [of judge] → sentencia f (fig) → opinión f, juicio mverdict of guilty/not guilty → veredicto m de culpabilidad/inocencia
to bring in or return a verdict (Jur) → emitir or pronunciar un veredicto, emitir un fallo
the inquest recorded an open verdict → las pesquisas judiciales no determinaban las causas del fallecimiento
to give one's verdict (on sb/sth) → dar un veredicto (sobre algn/algo), dar su juicio or opinión (sobre algn/algo)
what's your verdict? → ¿qué opinas de esto?
his verdict on the wine was unfavourable → dio un juicio desfavorable sobre el vino
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
verdict
[ˈvɜːrdɪkt] n (LAW) [jury] → verdict m
a verdict of guilty → un verdict de culpabilité
a verdict of not guilty → un verdict de non-culpabilité
to return a verdict → rendre un verdict
a verdict of guilty → un verdict de culpabilité
a verdict of not guilty → un verdict de non-culpabilité
to return a verdict → rendre un verdict
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
verdict
n
(Jur) → Urteil nt; a verdict of guilty/not guilty → ein Schuldspruch m → /Freispruch m; what’s the verdict? → wie lautet das Urteil? ? bring in, return
(of doctor, critic etc) → Urteil nt; (of electors) → Entscheidung f, → Votum nt; what’s your verdict on this wine? → wie beurteilst du diesen Wein?; to give one’s verdict about or on something → sein Urteil über etw (acc) → abgeben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
verdict
[ˈvɜːdɪkt] n (Law) → verdetto, sentenza; (opinion) → giudizio, parere mverdict of guilty/not guilty → verdetto di colpevolezza/non colpevolezza
his verdict on the wine was unfavourable → ha dato un giudizio sfavorevole sul vino
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
verdict
(ˈvəːdikt) noun1. the decision of a jury at the end of a trial. The jury brought in a verdict of guilty.
2. an opinion or decision reached after consideration. The competitors are still waiting for the verdict of the judges.
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verdict
→ حُكْم výrok kendelse Urteil ετυμηγορία veredicto oikeuden päätös verdict presuda verdetto 評決 평결 uitspraak kjennelse werdykt veredicto, veredito вердикт utslag คำตัดสินของคณะลูกขุน jüri kararı lời tuyên án 裁决Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
verdict
n. veredicto, fallo.
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