unfavorable verdict

Example Sentences

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Fox may have paid a premium in damages to avoid the sting of the trial and an unfavorable verdict.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2023

Defense lawyers often make several mistrial motions during a trial, in part to bolster possible appeals if the case ends in an unfavorable verdict.

From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2022

A loss could put Gawker out of business, though the website will appeal an unfavorable verdict, another company attorney said.

From MSNBC • Mar. 7, 2016

For Mr. Tourre, who is now enrolled in a doctoral economics program at the University of Chicago, an unfavorable verdict could yield a fine, or worse, a ban from the securities industry.

From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2013

This redeems the later Kabbalistic literature from the altogether unfavorable verdict which would otherwise have to be passed on it.

From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Abrahams, Israel