Dictionary

verdict en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈvɜː.dɪkt/ (Australia)
• /ˈvøː.dəkt/ (New-Zealand)
• (California, Southern) audio
• /ˈvɜː.dɪkt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈvɝ.dɪkt/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈvɜɹ.dɪt/ (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English verdit, from Anglo-Norman verdit (> Medieval Latin veredictum), from veir (“true”) + dit (“saying”); possibly a calque of a Germanic term such as Old English sōþword, sōþsprǣċ, sōþspell, sōþsagu, or sōþcwide, all meaning "true story, statement of truth, account, history". Doublet of veredictum.

Meanings

1. A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.
   • The Supreme Court said Monday that unanimous jury verdicts are required in state criminal trials for serious offenses, handing a victory to criminal defendants including petitioner Evangelisto Ramos, who was convicted of murder in Louisiana on a 10-2 vote. […] “We took this case to decide whether the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial – as incorporated against the States by way of the Fourteenth Amendment – requires a unanimous verdict to convict a defendant of a serious offense,” Gorsuch wrote. 2020 April 20, Ariane de Vogue, “Supreme Court says unanimous jury verdicts required in state criminal trials for serious offenses”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Jun 2021:
   • I hope the court overturns his verdict.
   • Such a scandal as the prosecution of a brother for forgery—with a verdict of guilty—is a most truly horrible, deplorable, fatal thing. It takes the respectability out of a family perhaps at a critical moment, when the family is just assuming the robes of respectability: […] it is a black spot which all the soaps ever advertised could never wash off. 1892, Walter Besant, “Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?”, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:
   • The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
   • guilty verdict, not guilty verdict, final verdict
   • When his body was retrieved, it was apparent that he had not raised his hands to cover his face. Had he suffered some sort of fit or seizure? The coroner’s verdict was accidental death. 2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger’s history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 124:
2. An opinion or judgement.
   • a “not out” verdict from the umpire
   • We've reached a verdict on your proposal.

Forms

Deriveds

bastard verdict · nonverdict · verdictive · narrative verdict · verdict’s in · sympathy verdict · Scotch verdict · verdict’s out · verdictless · party verdict · megaverdict · special verdict · directed verdict · Scottish verdict · open verdict · postverdict

Synonyms

view · award · conclusion · ergotism · censure · judgement/judgment · inference · view · illation · determination · take · mind · opinion · choice · determination · conclusion · deduction · finding · decision · sight · result · verdict

Translations (138)

sh prȅsuda (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · uk ви́рок (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · sl sodba (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · ml വിധി (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · be суджэ́нне (opinion or judgement) · cmn 判斷 /判断 (opinion or judgement) · pl wyrok (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · fa حکم (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · hu ítélet (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · ur فیصلہ (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · ga breith (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · hi निर्णय (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · tk höküm (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · is úrskurður (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · da dom (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · be пры́гавар (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · cy rheithfarn (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · sl razsodba (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · fi tuomio (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · ka გადაწყვეტილება (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · es fallo (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · fr verdict (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · be вы́рак (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · ru реше́ние (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · ru верди́кт (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · sh pravomoćna presuda (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · cy dyfarniad (opinion or judgement) · be пры́суд (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · cs rozsudek (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · ca parer (opinion or judgement) · ia verdicto (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · mi whakataunga (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · ja 評決 (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · ro verdict (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · tl hatol (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · ko 평결 (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · uz hukm (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · nl oordeel (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · ga tuairim (opinion or judgement) · es fallo (opinion or judgement) · be верды́кт (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · cmn 裁定 (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · sv utlåtande (opinion or judgement) · uk при́говор (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · gu ચુકાદો (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · he פְּסַק דִּין (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · tt хөкем (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · grc κρίσις (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · la crīmen (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · da udtalelse (opinion or judgement) · ky өкүм (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · sv domslut (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · bg присъ́да (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · cmn 裁決 /裁决 (opinion or judgement) · de Gerichtsurteil (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · be прыгаво́р (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · lt nuosprendis (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · ka გადაწყვეტილება (opinion or judgement) · uk верди́кт (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · el ετυμηγορία (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · ru пригово́р (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · ka განაჩენი (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · it verdetto (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · da mening (opinion or judgement) · sk verdikt (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · nl uitspraak (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · sv utslag (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · ka ვერდიქტი (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · th คำพิพากษา (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · sv dom (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · pl werdykt (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · ka განაჩენი (opinion or judgement) · be вэрды́кт (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · mk пресуда (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · nb kjennelse (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · lv spriedums (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · et verdikt (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · km សាលក្រម (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · uk при́суд (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · ur حکم (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · ka ვერდიქტი (opinion or judgement) · te తీర్పు (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · bg съждение (opinion or judgement) · hy դատավճիռ (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · eu epai (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · fi lausunto (opinion or judgement) · ru верди́кт (opinion or judgement) · la sententia (opinion or judgement) · cs verdikt (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · pl orzeczenie (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · vi bản án (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · az hökm (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · et kohtuotsus (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · nl oordeel (opinion or judgement) · lv verdikts (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · uk су́дження (opinion or judgement) · de Urteil (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · cs výrok (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · tr hüküm (opinion or judgement) · ar حُكْم (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · sv mening (opinion or judgement) · tg ҳукм (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · et otsus (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · pt veredito (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · eo verdikto (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · kk үкім (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · da kendelse (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · tr hüküm (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · ko 판정 (opinion or judgement) · ps حکم (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · kmr hikm (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · sh правомоћна пресуда (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · sq vendim (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · sq aktgjykim (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · sk výrok (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · sv eftermäle (opinion or judgement) · ru сужде́ние (opinion or judgement) · ca veredicte (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · de Urteil (opinion or judgement) · ga breithiúnas (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · ga fíorasc (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · sh пре̏суда (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · hy վճիռ (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · hy վերդիկտ (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · hi फ़ैसला (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · kmr hûkûm (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · ja 判定 (opinion or judgement) · is dómsúrskurður (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · lt verdiktas (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · cmn 裁決 /裁决 (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · bg верди́кт (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · es veredicto (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · sk rozsudok (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · is dómur (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · ug ھۆكۈم (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · bg мнение (opinion or judgement) · vi phán quyểt (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) · cy barn (opinion or judgement)