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verdict

[vur-dikt] / ˈvɜr dɪkt /


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Now, after an inquest and months of exhaustive hearings and long deliberations by a jury, there is a verdict – but much is still unknown about what happened to Noah.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

The jury - which began deliberations on Friday - had sent the judge a series of notes that said they were "stuck" and divided on the verdict.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

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

Despite the verdict, Banks was not released from custody.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

“The men who gave this verdict must have been very stupid, or sadly misinformed.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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

And the risk of so-called nuclear verdicts from juries pressures government entities to settle before cases reach court.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

However, another missive from the judge's chambers quickly overshadowed the hotel snafu that same afternoon: the jury had reached their verdicts.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

A two-week federal trial in Meridian, Mississippi, resulted in seven guilty verdicts and sentences ranging from three to ten years.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry




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