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The decision by a jury, at the conclusion of a trial that the defendant is guilty or not guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Verdict (Wikipedia)
This article is about the legal finding of fact. For other uses, see Verdict (disambiguation).

In law, a verdict is the formal finding of fact made by a jury on matters or questions submitted to the jury by a judge. In a bench trial, the judge's decision near the end of the trial is simply referred to as a finding. In England and Wales, a coroner's findings used to be called verdicts but are, since 2009, called conclusions (see Coroner § Conclusions (previously called verdicts)).

260px Waiting for the Verdict by Abraham Solomon%2C 1859%2C Getty Center
Waiting for the Verdict, Abraham Solomon, 1859
220px A verdict about murder. Terracotta tablet from Girsu%2C Iraq. 2112 2004 BCE. Ancient Orient Museum%2C Istanbul
A verdict about murder. Terracotta tablet from Girsu, Iraq. 2112–2004 BCE. Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul
Verdict (Wiktionary)

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Etymology

From Middle English verdit, from Old French verdit, from veir (“true”) + dit (“saying”).

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