verdict
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“I do not believe every Californian has gotten a fair verdict in these fights,” he said in response to a question about extending Newsom’s moratorium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The court of appeal verdict made a lot of sense.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Justice William Sullivan declared the mistrial Friday, after jurors said they were unable to reach a verdict on the seventh day of deliberations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Remember, Reddington seemed to think that, but for this lone juror, the verdict would have been in his client’s favor.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 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
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
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
The amount the city pays each year in settlements and jury verdicts has skyrocketed, from $64 million about a decade ago to $289 million last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Since 1976, judges in Alabama have overridden jury sentencing verdicts in capital cases 111 times.
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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