Definition of verdict

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ver·dict    (vûrdkt) KEY 

NOUN:

1. Law The finding of a jury in a trial.
2. An expressed conclusion; a judgment or opinion: the verdict of history.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English verdit, from Anglo-Norman : ver, true (from Latin vrus; see wr-o- in Indo-European roots) + dit, speech (from Latin dictum, from neuter past participle of dcere, to say; see deik- in Indo-European roots)