Collocation Dictionary

Try "happy" or "love"

Searching for...

No matching words found

Try a different search term or browse the dictionary

Common collocations with verdict in American Collocation

verdict noun countable

US /ˈvɜrdɪkt/

guilty/not guilty

guilty
not guilty

She directed the jury to return a not guilty verdict.

with everyone/most people agreeing

majority
unanimous

The jury took just three hours to return a unanimous verdict.

saying that the cause of a death is unknown

open

The inquest returned an open verdict.

court
inquest
jury

He was convicted of possession of drugs on a majority jury verdict.

give a verdict

bring in
deliver
give
pass
pronounce
record
return

The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.

agree or decide what the verdict is

reach

The jury has now been discharged after failing to reach a verdict.

accept a verdict

accept

His family and friends found it hard to accept a verdict of suicide.

think about a verdict

consider

The jury then retired to consider its verdict.

say that a verdict is wrong and change it

overturn

This verdict was later overturned on appeal.