noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a jury's verdict (=the decision of a jury)
▪ The jury's verdict is final.
giving...verdict
▪ The jury will be giving its verdict within the next couple of days.
open verdict
▪ The jury returned an open verdict.
reach a verdict
▪ The jury failed to reach a verdict.
recorded an open verdict
▪ He said there was some doubt over the way Grant had died, and recorded an open verdict.
recorded...verdict
▪ The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death.
returned an open verdict
▪ The jury returned an open verdict.
the jury reaches/arrives at a verdict (=decides if someone is guilty or not guilty)
▪ Has the jury reached a verdict?
the jury returns a verdict (=gives its decision to the court)
▪ The jury returned a guilty verdict.
the trial verdict
▪ His lawyers have said they will appeal the civil trial verdict.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
final
▪ The jury at Nottingham Crown Court returned its final verdicts yesterday.
▪ The statistical sum of their opinions is not the final verdict on an issue.
▪ Gen Krstic faces life imprisonment if the final verdict, due in the first half of next year, is guilty.
▪ However, the final verdict on toxicity rests on the measurement of serum calcium.
▪ Ocalan was not in court to hear the final verdict.
guilty
▪ If prosecutors win guilty verdicts, they could ask for maximum prison terms.
▪ The jury delivered the not guilty verdicts on the fourth day of the trial.
▪ He then sunk his head into his hand as the ensuing guilty verdicts were announced.
▪ He denied a further 10 theft and deception offences and not guilty verdicts were recorded.
▪ It was also a victory for those who have concluded Simpson escaped a guilty verdict in his criminal trial.
▪ Today the jury were ordered to enter a formal not guilty verdict.
▪ The guilty verdict and death sentence brought little relief.
open
▪ And the coroner recorded an open verdict.
▪ The inquest jury returned an open verdict because of conflicting evidence.
▪ In Central News tonight: Open verdict: Family of barn fire victim say it rules out suicide.
▪ As there was no medical evidence on the cause of death, he recorded an open verdict.
▪ Cleveland coroner Michael Sheffield said death was due to drowning and recorded an open verdict.
▪ Read in studio An inquest jury has returned an open verdict on the death of a baby girl killed at a playgroup.
▪ So an open verdict was the only appropriate one he could give.
▪ Last Friday at Marc's inquest an open verdict was recorded.
unanimous
▪ Mr Justice Buchanan frowned before asking if there were any chance of a unanimous verdict being reached if he allowed more time.
▪ Unlike the criminal trial, the jury did not have to render a unanimous verdict, although it did.
▪ The jury was unanimous in its verdict.
▪ They returned two hours later, when the foreman addressed the hushed courtroom with their unanimous verdicts.
▪ The jury of five men and six women reached unanimous guilty verdicts after 23 hours of deliberation.
▪ At his trial six months later Mr Ponting was acquitted by the unanimous verdict of a jury.
▪ Objective rather than objectionable was the unanimous verdict of the proletariat who always addressed her as Miss Read.
▪ But after a day of deliberation, the jury reached a unanimous Guilty verdict.
■ NOUN
death
▪ The jury returned an accidental death verdict.
inquest
▪ The first inquest verdict was later quashed by the Court of Appeal.
▪ But hospital staff say they've been vindicated by the inquest verdict.
▪ The High Court will hold a judicial review to see if the inquest verdicts can be overturned.
▪ And a tragic accident. Inquest verdict on boy killed by ski-lift.
▪ And accidental death. Inquest verdict after three die in coach crash.
jury
▪ Intel said the decision overturning the jury verdict in its favour will have little impact on the 80486 market.
▪ I accept full responsibility for the jury verdict.
▪ It had no jurisdiction to undermine the jury verdict in this way.
▪ Now, an expected appeal of the jury verdict could drag on for months.
▪ Though associates said Simpson will appeal the jury verdicts returned this week, that could be difficult.
majority
▪ Once he had learned that it was proving impossible he reluctantly nodded his agreement to a majority verdict.
▪ It took the jury almost five hours to reach a majority verdict and acquit her on all three charges.
▪ A jury took an hour and a half to find McPherson guilty by a majority verdict.
▪ In their majority verdict they also expressed the view that the crime was committed under provocation.
▪ But a majority verdict went to Pearce.
suicide
▪ Murder and suicide verdict after car park double shooting.
▪ Mr Barter recorded a suicide verdict and expressed his sympathy to Mr Banks' family.
■ VERB
accept
▪ The regents were still unwilling to accept verdicts of such dubious historicity.
▪ So we should have accepted the verdict of the first jury.
▪ These people were prepared to accept Fleet Street's verdict that he was insane.
▪ When Louis' verdict condemned the Provisions of Oxford outright, the Montfortians refused to accept the verdict and prepared for war.
▪ Because Montand's adopted daughter refused to accept the verdict an order for exhumation of Montand's body was issued.
▪ Nevertheless, the doctors were inexorable, and there was nothing to be done but accept the verdict.
announce
▪ The judge sums up briefly to the jury, who consider and announce their verdict.
appeal
▪ All 14 appealed against the verdict.
▪ Simpson can, and most likely will, appeal the verdict against him.
▪ Any moment now, Judi would be turning them into a Jury, appealing for their verdict on the Nielsen family.
▪ The former president is appealing the verdict.
▪ This meant that any Gascon appealing against the verdict of one of the sub-seneschals could not go directly to Paris.
▪ Though associates said Simpson will appeal the jury verdicts returned this week, that could be difficult.
▪ His lawyers will almost certainly appeal against the verdict.
▪ He appealed against the verdict, and on July 16 was released from detention pending his appeal.
arrive
▪ Others arrive at verdicts much more quickly.
await
▪ Everyone was watching in silence, awaiting his verdict.
▪ No longer smiling, he stood nervously awaiting our verdict.
▪ Meanwhile, Yoon sits in a Seoul jail awaiting his verdict.
▪ Never before had Dustin been so exposed or felt such trepidation while awaiting their verdict on him.
bring
▪ After a six hour trial, the jury retired for a further two hours before bringing a verdict of guilty.
▪ The jury was unable to bring in a verdict on the remaining six defendants.
consider
▪ The jury retired to consider its verdict in the trial of Harold Shipman, the family doctor accused of killing 15 patients.
▪ When the judge called the jury back this afternoon they'd been considering their verdict for one and a half days.
▪ The judge says if the jury believe that, they may consider a manslaughter verdict against James.
▪ There's always a pause when the jury goes out to consider its verdict.
▪ I gave him my considered verdict, as if he really cared. ` I think maybe six can win, Romario.
▪ The judge will sum up the evidence tomorrow before asking the jury to consider a verdict.
▪ The jury will retire to consider their verdicts tomorrow.
deliver
▪ Robin delivers the first verdict on it's performance.
▪ The foreman, a young man with glasses, delivered the verdict forms, which were read by the clerk.
▪ The jury delivered the not guilty verdicts on the fourth day of the trial.
▪ Letters delivered a verdict of innocence.
▪ After a morning of legal debate the jury returned to deliver formal verdicts after direction by Mr Justice Auld.
▪ Dyson sat back and put his finger-tips together, as if about to deliver his verdict.
▪ After initial indecision, the inquest jury delivered a verdict of lawful killing.
give
▪ He looked very doubtful when I asked certain questions and laughed me to scorn when I gave my verdict.
▪ Those who believed were asked to give their verdict on major psychic phenomena.
▪ The jury heard about wealthy amusement arcade boss Vincent King's past only after it had given its verdict.
▪ Wren, 50, looked shocked as a jury including six women gave the verdict at Inner London Crown Court.
▪ I gave him my considered verdict, as if he really cared. ` I think maybe six can win, Romario.
▪ They're going to give their verdict tonight, as to whether they can afford to pay fifty pounds a week.
hear
▪ Another of the defendants, Daniel Winter, cleared of manslaughter yesterday, was in court to hear the verdicts.
▪ I should be interested to hear readers' verdicts on the matter.
▪ That evening - still numb - a new but already dear friend, Gabby, telephoned to hear the verdict.
▪ Ocalan was not in court to hear the final verdict.
▪ Bush, Bowen and Mark Williams were not in the dock to hear the verdicts returned against them.
▪ The pair were not in court to hear the verdict in Nanterre, Paris.
▪ She didn't stay in court to hear the verdict.
overturn
▪ The couple appealed to a higher court in Guangzhou, which overturned that verdict in May.
▪ Intel said the decision overturning the jury verdict in its favour will have little impact on the 80486 market.
reach
▪ Allow me to present the evidence and then reach your own verdict.
▪ Nor did he grant the plaintiffs' request to sequester the panel until they reach a verdict.
▪ It took the jury almost five hours to reach a majority verdict and acquit her on all three charges.
▪ The jury considered the matter for many days and have reached their verdict.
▪ However, on July 29, the same day the Reclamation panel reached its verdict, Otis could no longer contain himself.
▪ As in a hung jury - one that can not reach a verdict.
▪ To reach a verdict, only nine of 12 jurors had to agree.
read
▪ Shipman stared straight ahead as the foreman of the jury read out the verdict tothe packed courtroom.
▪ You essentially have to read the verdict before you open the envelope.
▪ Pamela Jean Johnson, 45, cried when the jurors in a Houston court read the verdict.
▪ So Kenny read through the verdict form once more.
record
▪ The Coroner recorded a verdict that his death was misadventure.
▪ And the coroner recorded an open verdict.
▪ He recorded a verdict that she killed herself.
▪ South-West Durham Coroner Colin Penna recorded a verdict that she took her own life.
▪ It wasn't read out in court, but it lead the Coroner to record a verdict of suicide.
▪ Deputy Coroner Mr Pollard recorded verdicts of accidental death and said he was satisfied what had happened had been purely an accident.
▪ Coroner Michael Sheffield recorded a verdict of accidental death.
render
▪ The world has already rendered its verdict.
▪ The predominantly white jury, which ultimately rendered the verdict, was composed of six men and six women.
▪ Unlike the criminal trial, the jury did not have to render a unanimous verdict, although it did.
return
▪ The jury at Nottingham Crown Court returned its final verdicts yesterday.
▪ But, again, he failed to sway the jury, which returned a first-degree murder verdict.
▪ Taking into account the thundering magnificence of your new single, the jury must grudgingly return a verdict of not guilty.
▪ The mostly white jury deliberated for three days before returning its verdicts.
▪ One woman juror winked at Liberace as she returned for the verdict.
▪ I could see it in their faces when they returned their verdict.
▪ Juries are becoming more likely to return guilty verdicts in tough-to-prove cases - and judges more likely to slap on longer sentences.
▪ On May 17, 1980, the jury returned a verdict acquitting the officers on all charges.
wait
▪ When I had finished and sat back waiting for the verdict, Steve plonked his tea mug down on to the table.
▪ The Gnomes sat together at the end of the breakfast table and waited anxiously for the verdict.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bring in a verdict
▪ The jury was unable to bring in a verdict on the remaining six defendants.
deliver a judgment/verdict
▪ After initial indecision, the inquest jury delivered a verdict of lawful killing.
▪ It is up to the people considering the planning application to deliver a judgment on the assessment.
▪ Letters delivered a verdict of innocence.
majority vote/decision/verdict etc
▪ And I suppose the way to change the damned constitution is with a majority vote.
▪ It took the jury almost five hours to reach a majority verdict and acquit her on all three charges.
▪ Stopping the White House from selling weapons to a foreign country requires a majority vote in both houses of Congress.
▪ Supposing Yorkshire or Cornwall decided by a majority vote to secede from Britain and elect their own government.
▪ The majority decision said the cabinet must now report to the legislature on its plan to scrap the plant.
▪ The reason for this is that government output is determined on the basis of a simple majority vote model.
▪ Then there is the problem of qualified majority voting on foreign policy issues.
▪ With a pure majority vote, this would presumably be enacted.
overturn a decision/verdict etc
▪ The High Court has overturned decisions made by secretaries of state.
return a verdict
▪ A jury has returned a verdict of accidental death on the children who died at the barracks where their father was stationed.
▪ He directed the jury to return verdicts of not guilty, which they did.
▪ On May 17, 1980, the jury returned a verdict acquitting the officers on all charges.
▪ Taking into account the thundering magnificence of your new single, the jury must grudgingly return a verdict of not guilty.
▪ The jury did retire, for several minutes, before returning a verdict of guilty as charged.
▪ The jury found that the agreement was made and returned a verdict for the plaintiff, awarding damages of £500.
▪ The jury took twenty minutes to return a verdict of guilty.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ a guilty verdict
▪ A second inquest in February returned a verdict of death by misadventure.
▪ It took the jury 24 hours of deliberations to reach their verdict.
▪ Jurors were unable to reach a verdict after deliberating two hours Friday afternoon.
▪ The foreman read the verdict of guilty fourteen times, one for each defendant.
▪ The judge will hand down a verdict in January, the newspaper reported.
▪ The jury's not guilty verdict was criticized all over the country.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But allow me to move straight on to the verdict on your work.
▪ For some people, fundamentalist Protestants most prominently, the issue likewise has been settled, but with the opposite verdict.
▪ He denied a further 10 theft and deception offences and not guilty verdicts were recorded.
▪ The coroner recorded an accident verdict.
▪ The debate is over and the verdict is in on capital gains taxes.
▪ The statistical sum of their opinions is not the final verdict on an issue.
▪ Then there were allegations that the verdict was fueled by anti-Hispanic racism.