verdict
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The trial and verdict hearings were held in a closed court, which meant that the public and media could not attend.
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
As the verdict was read on each of the counts, Banks kept his head down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Meanwhile, there is no sign of a verdict in the case of Manchester City's 115 charges for alleged breaches of Premier League financial rules.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
“After the O.J. Simpson verdict, one of the jurors appeared on TV and said with absolute conviction, ‘Race had absolutely nothing to do with my decision,’” psychologist Joshua Aronson says.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
“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
Intent is an important distinction between a verdict like manslaughter and the two murder verdicts, experts said.
From BBC ● 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
Vocabulary lists containing verdict
You Can Say That Again: Dic and Dict
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Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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And Then There Were None
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