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VERDICT (O. Fr. verdit, Lat. vere dictum, truly said, used in Late Latin in one word with its present significance)

This article appears in Volume V27, Page 1018 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: VAN-VIR
VERDICT (O. Fr. verdit, Lat. vere dictum, truly said, used in Late Latin in one word with its present significance) , the decision of a jury in a criminal or civil cause, given to the
court
  through the foreman of the jury and recorded. In
English
  law verdicts may be "
general
 ," i.e. in criminal cases " guilty " or " not guilty," or "
special
 ," when there is some question of law which the jury wish to leave to the consideration of the
court
 ; in this
case
  the
verdict
  is given in the form of a statement of facts as found by the jury, and the issue is left to be found by the court in accordance with the law upon such facts as found (see JURY).


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