verdict
US: /ˈvɝdɪkt/
UK: /vˈɜːdɪkt/
UK: /vˈɜːdɪkt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
verdict /'və:dikt/
- danh từ
- (pháp lý) lời tuyên án, lời phán quyết
- an open verdict: một lời tuyên án không nói rõ thủ phạm
- verdict of not guilty: sự tuyên án vô tội
- partial verdict: sự tuyên án có tội một phần
- to return a verdict: tuyên án
- sự quyết định, sự nhận định; dư luận
- popular verdict: sự nhận định của nhân dân, dư luận nhân dân
- (pháp lý) lời tuyên án, lời phán quyết
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 a decision that is made by a JURY in a court of law, stating if sb is considered guilty of a crime or not: Has the jury reached a verdict? + The jury returned a verdict (= gave a verdict) of guilty / not guilty.
See also -
2 ~ (on sth/sb) a decision that you make or an opinion that you give about sth, after you have tested it or considered it carefully: The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death. + The panel will give their verdict on the latest video releases.
Collocation dictionary
1 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
2 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?
Concise English dictionary
verdicts'vɜrdɪkt /'vɜː-
noun
+(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
