Verdict

Definition: Verdict

Verdict

Noun

1. (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "verdict" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Etymology: Verdict \Ver"dict\, noun. [from Old English expression verdit, Old French verdit, veirdit, Late Latin expression verdictum, veredictum; Latin vere truly (fr. verus true) dictum saying, word, from dicere, dictum, to say. See Very, and Dictum.]. (Websters 1913)

Law

Post & Telecom

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonym: Verdict

Cunning

Verb: be cunning; Adjective: have cut one's eyeteeth; contrive; (plan); live by one's wits; maneuver; intrigue, gerrymander, finesse, double, temporize, stoop to conquer, reculer pour mieux sauter, circumvent, steal a march upon; overreach; throw off one's guard; surprise; snatch a verdict; waylay, undermine, introduce the thin end of the wedge; play a deep game, play tricks with; ambiguas in vulgum spargere voces; flatter, make things pleasant; have an ax to grind.

Deception

Impose upon, practice upon, play upon, put upon, palm off on, palm upon, foist upon; snatch a verdict; bluff off, bluff; bunko, four flush, gum, spoof, stuff (a ballot box).

Judgment

Settle; pass an opinion, give an opinion; decide, try, pronounce, rule; pass judgment, pass sentence; sentence, doom; find; give judgment, deliver judgment; adjudge, adjudicate; arbitrate, award, report; bring in a verdict; make absolute, set a question at rest; confirm; (assent).

Decision, determination, judgment, finding, verdict, sentence, decree; findings of fact; findings of law; res judicata.

Lawsuit

Hearing, trial; verdict; (judgment); appeal, appeal motion; writ of error; certiorari.

Crosswords: Verdict

French (adjudication, sentence, verdict), Romanian (deliverance, doom, finding, opinion, sentence, verdict).

I also know that anyone who disputes the verdict of an Inquisitor is guilty of heresy. (Name der Rose, Der; writing credit: Andrew Birkin; Gérard Brach)

It's when the jury cant agree on a verdict. (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

Oh, is that a professional opinion or is that the verdict of a rodent exterminator? (Halifax f.p: A Hate Worse Than Death; writing credit: Roger Simpson)

As I was saying, Alex, you can be instrumental in changing the public verdict. Do you understand, Alex? (A Clockwork Orange; writing credit: Stanley Kubrick)

No verdict was returned ("American Pie"; performing artist: Don McLean)

Verdict (1974)

The Verdict (1964)

Double Verdict (1957)

Sealed Verdict (1948)

The Verdict (1946)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Pearl Harbor: The Verdict of History (reference)

• The Wrong Man: The Final Verdict on the Dr. Sam Sheppard Murder Case (reference)

• Until the Final Verdict (reference)

• Verdict in Blood (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Colorado State Verdict Survey (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• The Verdict (reference)

• Final Verdict (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• The Verdict (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Civil Liberties

Kazakhstan

He appealed his case to the Supreme Court; however, at year's end, the Supreme Court had not reached a verdict. (references)

Yemen

The original al-Shoura resumed publication in August 2000; at year's end, the Supreme Court had still not issued a verdict. (references)

Croatia

Those cases that reached a verdict during the year were decided fairly and were not unduly prejudicial to journalists or publishers. (references)

Economic History

Armenia

If one side fails to implement the verdict of the arbitration panel, the other may appeal to a state court with a request to enforce the decision. (references)

Peru

For U.S. exporters and investors the verdict is out on whether and how rapidly a new administration, congress and reforming judiciary can achieve these aims. (references)

Czech Republic

Czech voters returned a split verdict in the June 1998 parliamentary elections, giving the left-of-center Social Democrats (CSSD) a plurality but the right-of-center parties a majority. (references)

Human Rights

El Salvador

A jury verdict cannot be appealed. (references)

El Salvador

A judge's verdict may be appealed. (references)

Kyrgyz Republic

On July 19, the Supreme Court upheld the verdict. (references)

Indigenous People

Malaysia

A verdict on the case had not been announced by year's end. (references)

Bangladesh

However, until July there was no legal basis for the Commission and, according to the Peace Accord, the Commission's verdict was to be final; appeal would not be possible. (references)

Minorities

Cambodia

Ethnic bias did not appear to be a factor in the crime or the verdict. (references)

Political Economy

Tunisia

An appellate verdict in the civil case against the LTDH in June upheld the lower court's 2000 decision to annul the election of the LTDH board, while at the same time giving the sitting board responsibility for operating the LTDH with caretaker responsibilities until a new election could be held within 1 year. (references)

Political Rights

Indonesia

All adult citizens, except active-duty members of the armed forces, persons in prison convicted of crimes punishable by over 5 years' incarceration, persons suffering from mental disorders, and persons deprived of voting rights by an irrevocable verdict of a court of justice, are eligible to vote. (references)

Women

Poland

Based on this verdict women can appeal to the labor court if employers insist that they retire at 60. The Ombudsman for Human Rights monitors the rights of women within the broader context of human rights. (references)

Worker Rights

Guatemala

After appeals by DYMEL, the verdict was upheld by the Constitutional Court in May. (references)

India

The Supreme Court upheld the verdict drawing attention to the difference between a complete closedown of all activities (bandh) and a general strike (hartal). (references)

Brazil

Human rights groups and land reform activists criticized a jury verdict in June in Paraiba absolving a landowner of guilt in the 1983 slaying of rural labor leader Margarida Maria Alves. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "verdict": bring in a verdict of guilty ♦ compromise verdict ♦ deliver a verdict ♦ directed verdict ♦ false verdict ♦ final verdict ♦ general verdict ♦ give a verdict ♦ give verdict ♦ objectivity of a verdict ♦ official verdict ♦ open verdict ♦ partial verdict ♦ party verdict ♦ privy verdict ♦ pronunciation of verdict ♦ quotient verdict ♦ rabbi's verdict ♦ return a verdict ♦ special verdict ♦ verdict of guilty ♦ verdict of history ♦ verdict of not guilty. Additional references.

Beginning with "verdict": verdict-reversals.

Albanian

vendim (award, decision, decree, decretal, deliverance, determination, judgement, judgment, resolution, resolve, ruling, sentence), gjykim (arbitrament, arbitration, consideration, doom, estimation, eye, impeachment, judgement, judgment, reasoning, trial). (various references)

Arabic 

‏قرار محكمة (judgment, ruling), ‏حكم (administer, administration, arbiter, arbitration, ascendancy, authority, award, control, decide, decision, deliverance, determination, dispensation, doom, fasten, fastening, find, finding, govern, hand down, judge, judgement, judgment, opinion, reckon, referee, regimen, rule, ruling, run, sway, umpire), ‏رأي (consideration, deliverance, feeling, idea, judgement, judgment, mind, opinion, persuasion, saw, say, sentiment, theory, think, view). (various references)

Bulgarian 

решение (adjudication, answer, award, conclusion, decision, determination, judgement, judgment, pronouncement, resolution, resolve, say so, sentence, settlement, solution, working out), мнение (advice, belief, comment, counsel, esteem, estimation, idea, image, mind, notion, opinion, persuasion, pronouncement, sentence, sentiment, thinking, thought, thoughts, view, voice), преценка (adjudgment, appraisal, assessment, calculation, criticism, estimate, estimation, judgement, opinion, pronouncement, sapience, sight, valuation), присъда (adjudication, assize, award, decision, judgement, judgment, pronouncement, sentence). (various references)

Chinese 

結論 (conclusion), 定案. (various references)

Czech

verdikt (decision), vótum, výrok (award, predicament), rozsudek (adjudication, conviction, decision, finding, judgement, judgment, sentence), rozhodnutí (adjudgement, adjudgment, adjudication, award, call, decision, determination, judgement, resolve), názor (estimation, feeling, idea, notion, opinion, outlook, point of view, sentiments, theory, view, viewpoint). (various references)

Danish

bedømmelse (judging, pointing, score judging, scoring). (various references)

Dutch

vonnis (adjudication, decree absolute, irreversible judgement, judgment), uitspraak (adjudication, assertion, decision, declaration, judgment, proclamation, pronunciation, proposition, sentence, statement), sententie (adjudication, maxim, proverb), judicium (adjudication, judgment). (various references)

Esperanto

verdikto. (various references)

Faeroese

dómur (adjudication, judgment), úrskurður (adjudication, conclusion, inference). (various references)

Farsi 

فتوی (Judgment(Gement), Sentence), نظر (Advice, Discretion, Esteem, Look, Opinion, Regard, Shim, Sight, Slant, Thought, View, Viewpoint), قضاوت (Judgeship, Sentence, View, Witting), رای هیلت منصفه , رای (Award, Dictum, Discretion, Judgment(Gement), Opinion, Poll, Sentence, Vote). (various references)

Finnish

päätös (award, conclusion, decision, judgment, sentence). (various references)

French

verdict, jugement. (various references)

Frisian

fonnis (adjudication). (various references)

German

Urteilsspruch (award, finding, judgment, sentence), Spruch (adage, aphorism, jingle, judgment, maxim, medieval lyric poem, motto, proverb, quotation, quote, ruling, saw, saying, sentence), Verdikt (adjudication), Urteil (award, decision, decree, estimation, judgement, judgment, judgment in disputed matters, judicial award, judicial decision, opinion, order, sentence, sentence in disputed matters). (various references)

Greek 

ετυμηγορία. (various references)

Hebrew 

מעש�" בית �"ין (judgment), פסיק�" (decree, fraction, judgement, judgment, separation), פסק �"ין (award, judgement, ruling, sentence), חריצת �"ין (adjudication, judgement), �'זר �"ין (decree, judgement, sentence). (various references)

Hungarian

ítélet (adjudgement, adjudgment, adjudication, deliverance, doom, judgement, judgment, opinion, sentence, visitation). (various references)

Indonesian

putusan. (various references)

Italian

verdetto (assize, finding, finding of a jury, judgement, judgment), sentenza (by law, decree, finding, finding of a jury, judgement, judgment, judicial award, judicial decision, legal decision, order, sentence). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

評決 (decision), 評定 (assessing, conference, consultation), 裁き (decision, judgment, tribunal), 論断 (conclusion), 宣告 (pronouncement, sentence), 判定 (award, decision, judgement). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ひょうけつ (ballot, congelation, decision, freeze, freezing, vote, voting), ひょうじょう (armed soldier, arms, conference, consultation, facial expression), さばき (break, deal with, decision, dispose of, drain, flow off, handle, judgment, sell, tear, tribunal), せ�"�"く (already, pronouncement, sentence, while ago), ろ�"� �" (conclusion, rostrum, the world of criticism), は�"てい (anti-imperialism, award, decision, judgement, residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo). (various references)

Malay

hukuman (adjudication, judgment, punishment). (various references)

Manx

briwnys (appreciation, arbitration, award, conclusion, decision, doom, estimate, judgement, jurisdiction, ruling). (various references)

Papiamen

sentensia (adjudication), sentensha (adjudication). (various references)

Pig Latin

erdictvay

Portuguese

veredito (assize, deliverance, sentence), veredicto (finding of a jury), decisão (decision, definition, determination, fine, gums, purpose, recommendation, Rede, resolution, resolve, settlement, settling, will). (various references)

Romanian

verdict (deliverance, doom, finding, opinion, sentence), sentinţã (adjudgement, adjudgment, adjudication, aphorism, award, decision, determination, doom, judgement, sentence), pãrere (belief, conceit, conviction, dictum, estimate, estimation, hint, idea, judgement, mind, notion, opinion, paradox, say, thinking, view, voice), judecatã (award, bar, decision, inquest, judgement, law, reason, Rede, sentence, trial, understanding, view, wisdom), hotãrâre (act, adjudgement, adjudgment, adjudication, award, conclusion, decision, decree, determination, dispensation, firmness, flatness, judgement, order, ordinance, peremptoriness, resoluteness, resolution, resolve, result, rule, sentence, stoutness, will, writ), decizie (decision, determination, order, resolution). (various references)

Russian 

вердикт. (various references)

Scottish

binn (melodious, musically sweet, sentence, sentence of condemnation). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

sentencija (maxim, sentence), presuda (adjudgment, adjudication, judgement, judgment, sentence), osuda (censure, condemnation, conviction, criticism, denunciation, disapproval, excoriation). (various references)

Spanish

veredicto (court decision), sentencia (adjudication, award, command, decision, delivery of judgment, dictum, instruction, judgement, judgment, judicial award, judicial decision, order, pronouncement of judgment, sentence, statement). (various references)

Swedish

utslag (award, bloom, blooming, decision, determination, eruption, finding, finding of a jury, indication, instance, judgement, judgment, order, rash, rule, sentence), dom (adjudication, cathedral, decree, dome, doom, finding, judgement, judgment, judicial award, judicial decision, periclinal structure, quaquaversal fold, quaquaversal structure, sentence, them, they). (various references)

Thai

คำตั�"สินของลูกขุน (majority verdict). (various references)

Turkish

yargı (bar, deliverance, judgement, juridical, jurisdiction, justice, provision, ruling, sentence), karar (adjudication, award, conclusion, decider, decision, decree, determination, doom, fiat, finding, holding, judgement, resolution, resolve, sentence, vote), juri kararı, hüküm (adjudication, assize, authority, award, conclusion, decision, deliverance, dicta, dictum, doom, estimate, fiat, judgement, operation, predication, provision, proviso, rule, ruling, sentence, statute), fikir (advice, attitude, belief, cogitation, conceit, concept, conception, estimation, hint, idea, ideo-, impression, inspiration, mind, notion, opinion, position, sentiments, suggestion, thinking, think-so, thought, view, voice). (various references)

Turkmen 

hцkьm (command, order, sentence). (various references)

Ukranian 

судження (advice, assertion, assessment, censure, estimation, judgement, judgment, proposition), вердикт (deliverance). (various references)

Vietnamese 

sự nhận định, lời phán quyết sự quyết định, dư luận (bruit). (various references)

Welsh

rheithfarn, dyfarniad (award, decision), dedfryd (arbitrament, sentence). (various references)

di. (various references)

condemnationem, crimen, crimine, criminis, iudici, iudicia, iudicialem, iudiciaque, iudicii, iudiciis, iudicio, iudiciorum, iudicium. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "verdict": verdicts. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Verdict" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Cerdic, Erdsicht, verdite, Vorlich. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: cervid, credit, direct, divert, triced.

-2 letters: cider, cited, citer, civet, cried, dicer, diver, drive, edict, evict, recti, riced, rived, rivet, tired, trice, tried, viced.

-3 letters: cedi, cire, cite, dice, diet, dire, dirt, dite, dive, edit, etic, iced, ired, rice, ride, rite, rive, tide, tied, tier, tire, vert, vice, vide, vied, vier.

-4 letters: dev, die, dit, ice, ire, rec, red, rei, ret, rev, rid, ted, tic, tie, vet, vie.

-5 letters: de, ed, er, et, id, it, re, ti.

+1 letter: verdicts.

+2 letters: contrived, decretive, directive, reductive.

+3 letters: decorative, detractive, directives, divaricate, incurvated, overdirect, predictive, productive, recidivist.

+4 letters: deactivator, decemvirate, declarative, descriptive, destructive, directivity, distractive, divaricated, divaricates, diverticula, divorcement, eviscerated, overdirects, overexcited, postdivorce, predicative, radioactive, reactivated, recidivists, reconvicted, reductively, reeducative, revictualed, uncontrived, underactive, valedictory, viridescent, vociferated.

+5 letters: advertencies, cantilevered, circumvented, coordinative, deactivators, decemvirates, decoratively, depreciative, detractively, diverticular, diverticulum, divorcements, inadvertence, inadvertency, interdictive, nondirective, overdirected, overdiscount, overdramatic, overmedicate, predictively, prevaricated, privatdocent, productively, recidivistic, recultivated, reproductive, retrodictive, revaccinated, revictualled, unproductive, veridicality, vermiculated.

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