verdict

ver·dict

noun \ˈvər-(ˌ)dikt\

Definition of VERDICT

1

: the finding or decision of a jury on the matter submitted to it in trial

2

: opinion, judgment

Examples of VERDICT

1. The verdict was not guilty.
2. The jury reached a guilty verdict.
3. Do you want my verdict on the meal?
4. The critic's verdict about the show was positive.

Origin of VERDICT

Middle English verdit, verdict, from Anglo-French veirdit, from veir true (from Latin verus) + dit saying, dictum, from Latin dictum — more at very

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to VERDICT

Synonyms

award, call, conclusion, deliverance, determination, diagnosis, judgment (or judgement), opinion, resolution, decision

Related Words

behest, charge, commandment, decree, dictate, directive, edict, instruction, mandate, order, word; last word, say-so; adjudication, disposition, doom, finding, ruling, sentence; choice, option, selection; consensus; belief, conviction, eye, feeling, mind, notion, persuasion, sentiment, view

Near Antonyms

deadlock, draw, halt, stalemate, standoff, tie

Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

Rhymes with VERDICT

addict, afflict, conflict, constrict, convict, delict, depict, district, edict, evict, inflict, lipsticked, predict, restrict, unlicked