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verdict

/ˈvɝ.dɪkt/

Meanings
noun
A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.

Examples :

"The jury returned a “not guilty” verdict."
law government outcome state guilt toefl

Related Words

Illustration guilty

guilty noun

/ˈɡɪl.ti/

A plea by a defendant who does not contest a charge.

"The student's guilty was entered into the court records, meaning they admitted to breaking the school rule. "

Illustration criminal

criminal noun

/ˈkɹɪmənəl/

A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.

"The criminal was arrested for stealing the school's valuable computer equipment. "

Illustration umpire

umpire noun

/ˈʌm.paɪ.ə(ɹ)/

The official who presides over a tennis game sat on a high chair.

"The umpire called the ball "out" during the tennis match. "

Illustration inquest

inquest noun

/ˈɪŋkwɛst/

A formal investigation, often held before a jury, especially one into the cause of a death

"Following the sudden death of the school principal, an inquest was held to determine the cause of his passing. "

Illustration case

case noun

/keɪs/

An actual event, situation, or fact.

"For a change, in this case, he was telling the truth."

Illustration issue

issue noun

/ˈɪsjuː/ /ˈɪʃ(j)u/

The action or an instance of flowing or coming out, an outflow, particularly:

"A steady issue of hot air from the oven made the kitchen feel uncomfortably warm. "

Illustration returned

returned verb

/ɹɪˈtəːnd/ /ɹɪˈtɝnd/

To come or go back (to a place or person).

"Although the birds fly north for the summer, they return here in winter."

Illustration opinion

opinion noun

/əˈpɪnjən/

A subjective belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed about a topic, issue, person or thing.

"My opinion is that we should have more recess time at school. "

Illustration fact

fact noun

/fækt/

Something actual as opposed to invented.

"In this story, the Gettysburg Address is a fact, but the rest is fiction."

Illustration civil

civil adjective

/ˈsɪv.əl/

Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.

"She went into civil service because she wanted to help the people."

Illustration decision

decision noun

/dɪˈsɪʒən/

The act of deciding.

"After careful consideration, the student made a decision about which college to attend. "

Illustration judgement

judgement noun

/dʒʌdʒmənt/

The act of judging.

"The teacher's judgement of the student's essay will determine their grade. "