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[vur-dikt] / ˈvɜr dɪkt /


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On Monday they issued a decisive early verdict.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

It is the largest verdict in state history, according to Garza’s attorneys.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Considering the evidence “circumstantial,” the jury returned a verdict of “not proven.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Jurors deliberated for just under four hours before delivering a majority verdict at the end of a trial which began two weeks ago.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

“The first basket of samples has arrived from the bakehouse this minute. What’s the verdict? Do we have a baker, or do we not?”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

The state called it one of the largest verdicts in U.S. history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The Premier League's statement, formally announcing the guilty verdicts read on Monday, said it wants the process to be "concluded as soon as possible".

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

"The 114 guilty verdicts that rocked football," is how the i Weekend describes it.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Hashim Thaci was convicted in one of the final verdicts in a series of landmark trials arising from the bloody dissolution of the former Yugoslavia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

I enjoyed keeping my legal skills sharp, and in a few cases verdicts were overturned and sentences reduced.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela


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