verdict: [13] A verdict is etymologically a ‘true saying’. The word was borrowed from verdit, the Anglo-Norman variant of Old French veirdit. This was a compound term formed from veir ‘true’ (a descendant of Latin vērum and relative of English very) and dit ‘saying, speech’, which came from Latin dictum. The partial latinization of verdit to verdict took place in the 16th century. => diction, dictionary, very
verdict (n.)
1530s, alteration of Middle English verdit (c. 1300), "a jury's decision in a case," from Anglo-French verdit (Old French voirdit) "sworn testimony, affidavit; judgment, written record of a verdict," literally "a true saying or report," from ver, veir "true" (see very) + dit, past participle of dire "to say" (see diction). Spelling influenced by Medieval Latin verdictum "a verdict."
例文
1. The jury will retire to consider its verdict today.
陪審員団は今日、裁判結果を協議するために退廷する。
2.The Board had been slow to render its verdict .
取締役会は遅々として決定を下すことができなかった。
3.The six-person jury deliberated about two hours before returning with the verdict .
6人の陪審員団は約2時間にわたって真剣に協議した後、裁定を下した。
4.She called the verdict a victory of truth over falsehood.
彼女はこの判決を真理対誤謬の勝利と呼んだ。
5.The jury took 23 hours to bring in its verdict .