verdict
noun
[ ˈvəːdɪkt ]
• a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.
• "the jury returned a verdict of not guilty"
Similar:
judgement,
adjudication,
adjudgement,
decision,
finding,
ruling,
resolution,
pronouncement,
decree,
order,
settlement,
result,
conclusion,
opinion,
prognosis,
conviction,
assumption,
presumption,
sentence,
punishment,
resolve,
determination,
Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French verdit, from Old French veir ‘true’ (from Latin verus ) + dit (from Latin dictum ‘saying’).
