verdict

Meaning

  1. A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.
  2. An opinion or judgement.

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvɜː.dɪkt/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English verdit, from Anglo-Norman verdit (> Medieval Latin veredictum), from veir (“true”) + dit (“saying”); possibly a calque of a Germanic term such as Old English sōþword, sōþsprǣċ, sōþspell, sōþsagu, or sōþcwide, all meaning "true story, statement of truth, account, history". Doublet of veredictum.

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