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
Despite the verdict, Banks was not released from custody.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
"I was so sad, so sad that we couldn't come up with a verdict for Lindsay. It was so heartbreaking," she added.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The judge asked the foreman if indeed the jury had reached a verdict.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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
He entered the courtroom with a smile and a thumbs-up to the cameras but exploded with anger at the verdicts.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 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
But the widespread joy at the verdicts was far from universal.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 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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