unfavorable verdict
Example Sentences
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Fox may have paid a premium in damages to avoid the sting of the trial and an unfavorable verdict.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
Defense lawyers often make several mistrial motions during a trial, in part to bolster possible appeals if the case ends in an unfavorable verdict.
From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2022
A loss could put Gawker out of business, though the website will appeal an unfavorable verdict, another company attorney said.
From MSNBC ● Mar. 7, 2016
For Mr. Tourre, who is now enrolled in a doctoral economics program at the University of Chicago, an unfavorable verdict could yield a fine, or worse, a ban from the securities industry.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2013
In the ensuing April, the convention reassembled, in order to receive the unfavorable verdict of the people upon its proposed amendments.
From Sketches and Studies by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
