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