verdict
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In 2023, the Riverside County district attorney’s office achieved a guilty verdict in the state’s first fentanyl-related homicide jury trial, which also resulted in a sentence of 15 years to life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Until a judge reaches a final verdict – or until 1 June 2027 – Paramount and Warner Bros will remain completely separate, competing operations.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Now that it has ended, its verdict has sharpened the question of what will happen to the babies in Singapore.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The federal district judge threw out the verdict, a decision Rivero is appealing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
“Mathematics is even being used in the courtroom. With enough data from similar cases, a verdict can be determined with amazing accuracy. Maybe lawyers will eventually be obsolete.”
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
Friday's not guilty verdicts have been "gutting", said Sara.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
When the not-guilty verdicts were read out, the trio made little or no reaction, according to BBC News.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
In 2024, the city paid out $289 million in settlements and jury verdicts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
He also thanked the jury for their verdicts and said they are "entirely in line with the evidence that you heard".
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
It remains the law in Alabama, where judges almost exclusively use this power to turn life sentences into death sentences, although they're also authorized to reduce death verdicts to life if they so choose.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Vocabulary lists containing verdict
You Can Say That Again: Dic and Dict
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Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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And Then There Were None
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