- verdict
- noun1 decision in a court of law about whether sb is guiltyADJECTIVE▪ adverse, favourable/favorable▪
In the case of an adverse verdict, the company could lose millions.
▪ guilty, not guilty, not proven (BrE)▪ majority (esp. BrE), unanimous▪a unanimous verdict of not guilty
▪ split (esp. AmE)▪ formal▪The jury returned a formal verdict after direction by the judge.
▪ narrative (BrE)▪ jury, trial▪ appeal, inquest (BrE)▪ manslaughter (esp. BrE), murder▪ accident, accidental death, misadventure, suicide (all BrE)▪ open (BrE)▪An open verdict was the only appropriate one.
VERB + VERDICT▪ consider▪The judge sent the jury away to consider its verdict.
▪ agree, agree on, arrive at, reach▪They reached a verdict after hours of deliberation.
▪ announce, bring in, deliver, give, hand down, issue, pass, pronounce, read, read out, record (esp. BrE), render (esp. AmE), return▪The verdict was delivered in front of a packed courtroom.
▪The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death.
▪The jury returned a verdict of guilty at the end of the trial.
▪ accept▪ appeal (AmE), appeal against (esp. BrE)▪ overturn, quash (esp. BrE), reverse, set aside, throw out (esp. AmE)▪His family always insisted that the original ‘guilty’ verdict should be overturned.
▪ uphold▪The verdict was upheld at appeal.
VERDICT + VERB▪ be in sb's favour/favor▪ be in, come down, come in (all esp. AmE)▪The verdict came in this afternoon.
PREPOSITION▪ verdict of▪a verdict of accidental death
▪ verdict against, verdict in favour/favor of▪We believe that the verdict against him was unfair.
PHRASES▪ the court's verdict, the judge's verdict, the jury's verdict▪The jury's verdict was unanimous.
2 decision/opinionADJECTIVE▪ final▪The panel will give its final verdict tomorrow.
▪ general, overall (esp. BrE), unanimous▪The unanimous verdict was that the picnic had been a great success.
▪ damning (esp. BrE)VERB + VERDICT▪ givePREPOSITION▪ verdict on▪What's your verdict on her new book?
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
