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verdict definition

ver·dict (vʉr′dikt)

noun

  1. Law the formal finding of a judge or jury on a matter submitted to them in a trial
  2. any decision or judgment

Etymology: ME verdit < Anglo-Fr < ML veredictum, true saying, verdict < L vere, truly + dictum, a thing said: see very & dictum

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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