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# verdict

«verdict» in Mova's school dictionary: **The decision of a jury or judge in a court case, such as…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a verdict, verdicts)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The decision of a jury or judge in a court case, such as «guilty» or «not guilty». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/verdict/#m1)

2) (informal) An opinion or judgement after trying something: «What's your verdict on the pizza?» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/verdict/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and news: the jury reads out the verdict. In everyday life: giving your verdict on a film or food. Phrases: «reach a verdict», «a guilty verdict», «the verdict is in».

### examples

- The jury gave a verdict of not guilty. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/verdict/#x1)
- After the taste test, our verdict was that the cheap cola was just as good. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/verdict/#x2)
- Everyone waited for the judge's verdict. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/verdict/#x3)
- So, what's the verdict on my new haircut? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/verdict/#x4)
- The verdict was reached after two days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/verdict/#x5)
- The class verdict: the book was brilliant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/verdict/#x6)
- The judge listened quietly and asked a few questions; then he gave his verdict. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/verdict/#x7)

### note

Countable: a verdict. Juries «reach» or «return» a verdict. A «sentence» (punishment) comes after a guilty verdict; they are not the same.

### In the corpora

- [«Let the jury consider their verdict,» says the King, for about the twentieth time.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/24-alice-alices-evidence-2/5/)
- [Only after a guilty verdict does the judge give the sentence, the punishment.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/191-a-fair-trial-and-the-wonderland-court-that-gets-it-all-wrong/4/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «verdict» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/verdict/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.