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verdict

[vur-dikt] / ˈvɜr dɪkt /


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Several gasps and sobs erupted from some of the victims’ relatives as the verdict was read, and they later shared hugs with prosecutors and detectives on the case in a courthouse hallway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The club, which denies guilt, has appealed against the verdict, saying the ruling contained "clear material errors, of law, principle and fact and is unsafe".

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Kevin Reddington, who is defending Clancy, had asked the judge to enter a not-guilty verdict, essentially dismissing the case after a weeks-long, televised trial that captivated Americans.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

He has taken more than 100 jury trials to verdict, including murder, special circumstances and three-strikes cases, some of which carried sentences of death or life in prison.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The verdict was neither: we both want to buy tankinis for the pool this summer.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy

City can appeal both the guilty verdicts and the sanction, leaving City and the league in a state of chaos and uncertainty.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Hashim Thaci was convicted in one of the final verdicts in a series of landmark trials arising from the bloody dissolution of the former Yugoslavia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

While he was convicted in August of criminal damage, the trial of all eight defendants on other charges came to a halt when the jury failed to reach any other verdicts.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

“Restrain yourselves as the verdicts are read,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 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




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