verdicts (Meaning)
verdicts
a verdict granted by the court when the party with the burden of proof has failed to present sufficient evidence of a genuine issue of material fact that must be submitted to a jury for its resolution, an impermissible verdict by a jury that is unable to agree on liability and so compromises on an award of damages that is less than what it should be if the plaintiff has a right of recovery free from any doubts, an opinion held or expressed, opinion, judgment, a verdict produced not by sincere unanimous agreement on guilt or liability but by an improper surrender of individual convictions, the finding or decision of a jury on the matter submitted to it in trial, the usually unanimous finding or decision of a jury on one or more matters (as counts of an indictment or complaint) submitted to it in trial that ordinarily in civil actions is for the plaintiff or for the defendant and in criminal actions is guilty or not guilty compare judgment sense 1a, the decision reached by a jury
Synonyms & Antonyms of verdicts
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Synonyms:
- minds
- mandates
- directives
- calls
- dictates
- deliverances
- adjudications
- consensuses
- views
- behests
- edicts
- dispositions
- convictions
- orders
- words
- commandments
- instructions
- notions
- beliefs
- sentences
- selections
- charges
- options
- choices
- feelings
- sentiments
- decrees
- last words
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verdicts Sentence Examples
- The jury reached their verdict after hours of deliberation.
- The judge withheld his verdict until further evidence could be presented.
- The verdicts in high-profile cases often spark widespread debate.
- The accused was found guilty according to the unanimous verdict.
- The verdicts in the trial were controversial and sparked protests.
- The prosecution sought a harsh verdict to deter future crimes.
- The defense attorney vehemently opposed the guilty verdict.
- The public was shocked by the lenient verdicts given to the perpetrators.
- The judge rendered a split verdict, finding the defendant partially liable.
- The jury's verdicts in the corruption case sent a strong message against fraud.
FAQs About the word verdicts
a verdict granted by the court when the party with the burden of proof has failed to present sufficient evidence of a genuine issue of material fact that must b
decisions, conclusions, determinations, opinions, judgments, rulings,judgements, diagnoses, resolutions, findings
draws,ties, deadlocks, standoffs,halts, stalemates,
The jury reached their verdict after hours of deliberation.
The judge withheld his verdict until further evidence could be presented.
The verdicts in high-profile cases often spark widespread debate.
The accused was found guilty according to the unanimous verdict.
