1.Law The finding of a jury in a trial. 2. An expressed conclusion; a judgment or opinion: the verdict of history.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English verdit, from Anglo-Norman : ver, true (from Latin vrus; see wr-o- in Appendix I) + dit, speech (from Latin dictum, from neuter past participle of dcere, to say; see deik- in Appendix I).
vûr
d
kt
rus; see w
-o- in Appendix I) + dit, speech (from Latin dictum, from neuter past participle of d
cere, to say; see deik- in Appendix I).
