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verdict

[vur-dikt] / ˈvɜr dɪkt /


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But in 2021 the Brazilian Supreme Court ruled he had been tried in the wrong jurisdiction and vacated the guilty verdict.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

As the verdict was read on each of the counts, Banks kept his head down.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

Defence lawyer Drew Findling said the recording artist, whose real name is Durk Devontay Banks, was "thankful" following the verdict.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Chow's mother Medina told a crowd outside the court not to be "overly saddened" about the verdict.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

The process of appealing his guilty verdict took a lot longer than I expected—years instead of months.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

“Restrain yourselves as the verdicts are read,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald warned the gallery to “maintain decorum,” stating that the verdicts would be a “moment of either joy or grief.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

Despite the verdicts, he is still hailed as a hero by some Serbs, particularly in Republika Srpska, where his death was marked with vigils and gatherings.

From Barron's Sep. 5, 2026

One could build a plausible case for any of the possible verdicts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

It remains the law in Alabama, where judges almost exclusively use this power to turn life sentences into death sentences, although they're also authorized to reduce death verdicts to life if they so choose.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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