# verdict

Pronunciation: say "VUR-dikt" US /ˈvɝ.dɪkt/, UK /ˈvɜː.dɪkt/

## Noun

1. An opinion or considered judgment reached about a person, thing, or situation.
   - Simple: Your opinion or final decision about something after you have thought about it.
   - _The committee delivered its verdict on the proposal after weeks of debate._
   - _Readers' verdicts on the sequel were overwhelmingly positive._
2. The decision reached on a question of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.
   - Simple: The official decision a jury or judge makes about the facts in a court case.
   - _The jury delivered its verdict to a hushed courtroom._
   - _An inquest returned a verdict of accidental death._

## Origin

From Middle English verdit, from Anglo-Norman verdit (which gave Medieval Latin veredictum), built from veir ("true") and dit ("saying"). It was possibly a calque of a Germanic term such as Old English sōþword or sōþspell, meaning "true story" or "statement of truth."

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