verdict
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verdict
- /ˈvɜː.dɪkt/ UK
- /ˈvɝ.dɪkt/ Canada, US
- /ˈvɜː.dɪkt/ Australia
- /ˈvøː.dəkt/ New Zealand
- /ˈvɜɹ.dɪt/ obsolete
Where it comes from
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.
noun verdicts
- A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest. guilty verdict, not guilty verdict, final verdict
- An opinion or judgement. a “not out” verdict from the umpire
