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 verdict ['vә:dikt]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 裁决, 判决, 判断性意见, 定论, 结论

[法] 定论, 判断, 意见




    verdict
    [ noun ]
    (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
    <noun.act>


    Verdict \Ver"dict\, n. [OE. verdit, OF. verdit, veirdit, LL.
    verdictum, veredictum; L. vere truly (fr. verus true) +
    dictum a saying, a word, fr. dicere, dictum, to say. See
    {Very}, and {Dictum}.]
    1. (Law) The answer of a jury given to the court concerning
    any matter of fact in any cause, civil or criminal,
    committed to their examination and determination; the
    finding or decision of a jury on the matter legally
    submitted to them in the course of the trial of a cause.

    Note: The decision of a judge or referee, upon an issue of
    fact, is not called a verdict, but a finding, or a
    finding of fact. --Abbott.

    2. Decision; judgment; opinion pronounced; as, to be
    condemned by the verdict of the public.

    These were enormities condemned by the most natural
    verdict of common humanity. --South.

    Two generations have since confirmed the verdict
    which was pronounced on that night. --Macaulay.

    1. The verdict repudiated the ruling National Liberation Front (FLN) and its 28-year monopoly on power.
    2. Three members of the jury reached Friday by telephone said the show had no effect on their verdict, the Tampa Tribune reported Saturday.
    3. Later yesterday afternoon, U.S. Attorney Roy C. Hayes issued a statement that said the government "believes the facts were fairly presented to the jury and accepts the verdict of the jury."
    4. "It made my day," co-prosecutor Bruce Levin said of the verdict, referring to the so-called "Make My Day" law which allows residents to use deadly force in their homes against intruders.
    5. In the Time-CNN poll, 47 percent agreed with the verdict, 33 percent did not and 20 percent were not sure.
    6. The sentence reduction was unusual but within the judge's authority, said Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Kathleen M. Edge. "The commonwealth obviously would have preferred the full jury verdict," she said.
    7. Peter Jacyk, a Toronto resident of Ukrainian descent who helped raise money for Demjanjuk, said Monday the effect the verdict has on the world view of the Jewish community will be similar to the "crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
    8. Multimillionaire brothers Nelson Bunker Hunt and William Herbert Hunt each have filed for personal bankruptcy protection to avoid having to post a $225 million bond required for appealing a federal jury verdict against them.
    9. The verdict makes Patino the first defendant in the case to be cleared of all charges.
    10. "The accused is in effect shown in two places at the same time. But the court verdict never referred to this contradiction," Sheftel said.
    11. The all-white federal jury in Arkansas returned the verdict on its fourth day of deliberations.
    12. One alternative in civil cases is the use of "summary jury trials" in which a six-member jury returns a non-binding, advisory verdict to help each side evaluate its case and encourage a settlement, White said.
    13. The economists are rethinking their approach, and Harvard's Mr. Freeman, for one, expects a changed verdict.
    14. Furthermore, off-year elections seldom have been a barometer of the presidential contests that followed, even when they delivered the kind of clear, partisan verdict that was lacking this time.
    15. Although the defense statement that follows challenged the basis of each accusation, the court closely adhered to the prosecution's line of argument in its verdict, which was announced a mere hour after the close of argument.
    16. Instead, Labour promises a deluge of information that will let underperforming schools off the hook. The verdict - in the words of school reports over the years - is 'must try harder'.
    17. Roberts and his wife hugged and kissed after the verdict was announced.
    18. Separate juries deciding the fates of Mondello and accused triggerman Joseph Fama, both 19, did not reach a verdict Wednesday. They resumed deliberations today in state Supreme Court in Brooklyn.
    19. Barry's political status and political future are not factors we considered when making decisions about this prosecution." The jury's verdict was widely interpreted at the time as a victory for the mayor.
    20. The announcement follows a verdict granting damages to a public relations man who gave the paper and other news organizations information about a political opponent's shoplifting charge six days before a 1982 election.
    21. One of Mahoney's last requests while waiting for the jury's verdict on Thursday was to meet with Kentucky State Police Trooper Henry "Sonny" Cease, who was the case's lead investigator.
    22. The actress, best known for her supporting role in "Raging Bull," was seated in the front row of the courtroom and let out a small cry as the first verdict was read.
    23. (Air Courier Conference vs. American Postal Workers Union) The committee is free to draw its own conclusions, but the signs are that its verdict may be largely political.
    24. The sheriff sent out fancy invitations to the hanging, but the Colorado Supreme Court set the verdict aside on the grounds that the legislature had repealed the death penalty during the time Packer was a fugitive.
    25. The jury convicted Pennell of first-degree murder in the deaths of Shirley Ellis and Catherine DiMauro but could not come to a verdict in the case of Michelle Gordon.
    26. The $17 million award has been earning interest since the 1985 jury verdict.
    27. "They were telling the jury in so many words that if they delivered a guilty verdict, they would have to contend with the Arce battalion," he said. "The jurors live there.
    28. The trial judge ruled the verdict was not supported by the evidence, and ordered a new trial.
    29. He cannot charm his way out of a just verdict.
    30. To have conveyed the impression that they want to introduce charges on current accounts in the depths of a particularly severe recession invites no more flattering verdict.
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