Verdict

In law, a verdict is the judgment of a case before a court of law. The term literally means "to speak the truth" and is derived from Middle English verdit, from Anglo-Norman: a compound of ver ("true," from the Latin vērus) and dit ("speech," from the Latin dictum, the neuter form of dīcere, to tell or to speak).

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Law - Judgment - Court of law - Middle English - Anglo-Norman - Latin - Neuter

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In a criminal case, the verdict is either an acquittal ("not guilty") or a conviction ("guilty"), except in Scotland which also has the verdict of "Not Proven" available to a jury. Different counts may have different verdicts, and a conviction will be followed by sentencing.

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Criminal case - Acquittal - Conviction - Scotland - Not Proven - Jury - Sentencing

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In a civil case, the verdict may be a judgment such as ordering one party to pay money to the other.

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Civil case - Money

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In US legal nomenclature, the verdict is the decision of the jury on the questions submitted to it. Once the court receives the verdict, it enters judgment on it; the judgment of the court is the final order in the case.

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