verdict

Example Sentences

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“For over three years, Anna’s family and friends have waited for justice. Today the jury has spoken, returned its guilty verdict for first-degree murder against this sociopath and justice has arrived,” Los Angeles County Dist.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

"More generally, the SNP welcomes the verdict against Mr Linden and commends the bravery of the individuals who came forward and shared their experiences with the police."

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Feed an Iranian news dispatch or a literary classic into some text detectors, and they return the same verdict: AI-generated.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

In an article in the journal Cell Stem Cell, one of the leading voices in stem cell research, George Daley, gave a damning verdict on the work attempting to prove the existence of VSELs.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

He survived a guilty verdict, death row, and the wrongful condemnation of an entire state.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson