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noun decision in a court of law about whether sb is guilty ADJ. adverse, favourable In the case of an adverse verdict, the company could stand to lose millions. | guilty, not guilty, not proven | majority, unanimous a unanimous verdict of not guilty | formal The jury returned a formal verdict after direction by the judge. | jury, trial | appeal, inquest | accident, accidental death, manslaughter, murder, misadventure, open, suicide An open verdict was the only appropriate one, given the very unclear evidence at the inquest. VERB + VERDICT consider The judge sent the jury away to consider its verdict. | agree (on), arrive at, reach They reached a verdict after hours of deliberation. | announce, bring in, deliver, enter, read out, give, pass, pronounce, record, return The verdict was delivered in front of a packed courtroom. The jury returned a verdict of guilty at the end of the trial. The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death. | accept | appeal against, protest against | overturn, quash, reverse, set aside His family always insisted that the original ‘guilty’ verdict should be overturned. | uphold The verdict was upheld at appeal. VERDICT + VERB be in sb's favour PREP. ~ against We believe that the verdict against him was unfair. | ~ of a verdict of accidental death decision/opinion ADJ. final The panel will give its final verdict tomorrow. | general, overall, unanimous The unanimous verdict was that the picnic had been a great success. VERB + VERDICT give PREP. ~ on What's your verdict on her new book?
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verbs
reach/arrive at a verdict
(= agree on a decision )
• The jury failed to reach a verdict.
return/give/announce/deliver a verdict
(= officially say what a verdict is )
• The inquest jury returned a verdict of 'unlawful killing'.
record a verdict
(= make it and write it in an official record )
• The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death on all four victims.
consider your verdict
(= think about what it should be )
• The jury retired to consider their verdict.
overturn a verdict
(= officially say that it was wrong )
• He was convicted of spying, but the verdict was later overturned.
uphold a verdict
(= officially say that it was right )
• This verdict was upheld at appeal.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + verdict
a unanimous verdict
(= when the whole jury agrees )
• The jury found him guilty by a unanimous verdict.
a majority verdict
British English (= when most of the jury agrees )
• They were finding it difficult to reach a majority verdict.
a guilty/not guilty verdict
• The jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict.
an open verdict
British English (= stating that the facts about someone’s death are not known )
• The inquest jury recorded an open verdict because of conflicting evidence.
phrases
a verdict of guilty/not guilty
• The jury took only twenty minutes to return a verdict of guilty.
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