VERDICT

[noun] [C] - an opinion or decision made after judging the facts that are given, esp. one made at the end of a trialThe jury returned a unanimous verdict of (not) guilty.(UK and ANZ) After deliberating for seven hours, the jury reached a majority verdict of 10 to 2 in favour of the defendant.The judge directed the jury to deliver a verdict of unlawful killing.She took her case to the court of appeal but the guilty verdict was upheld.(UK and ANZ) There wasn't enough evidence to establish the exact cause of the man's death and so the coroner recorded an open verdict (= a verdict that the cause was not known).Voters gave their verdict on the government's economic record last night by voting overwhelmingly for the opposition."What's your verdict on her work so far?" "Oh, fairly positive."The studio is anxiously awaiting the box-office verdict on the movie (= the public reaction to it, in relation to the number of people who pay to see it).