Associations to the word «Verdict»

Wiktionary

VERDICT, noun. (legal) A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.
VERDICT, noun. An opinion or judgement.

Dictionary definition

VERDICT, noun. (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne