n. 1. Law The decision of the jury after the trial of a case. 2. An expressed conclusion; a judgment or opinion: the verdict of history. [Middle English verdit, from Anglo-Norman : ver, true (from Latin vērus; see wērə-o- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + dit, speech (from Latin dictum, from neuter past participle of dīcere, to say; see deik- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] |
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