Spanish word

veredicto

Pronunciation

IPA/beɾeˈðikto/

Meaning

  • masculine nounverdict

Example

No estoy de acuerdo con el veredicto.

I disagree with the verdict.

Illustration for veredicto (verdict)

More examples

La defensa decidió aceptar el veredicto.

The defense decided to accept the verdict.

Core concept

Formal announcement of a trial's factual finding.

Common phrases

  • el veredicto del jurado

    the jury's verdict

  • aceptar el veredicto

    accept the verdict

  • rechazar el veredicto

    reject the verdict

Similar words

fallo: Official court judgment that determines the legal outcome of a case.
sentencia: Court pronouncement that determines guilt or innocence and the punishment.
decisión: Deliberate choice or policy set by an individual or organization.
resolución: Formal decision issued by a court or authority to resolve a specific matter.

Definition in Spanish

Declaración oficial que expresa la conclusión sobre los hechos en un juicio, especialmente la decisión de un jurado o de un juez.

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin veredictum 'true statement', built from verus 'true' and dictum 'saying', and it denotes the formal announcement that resolves the facts in a case.

Usage tips

  • As a specifically legal word, veredicto is less common in casual speech and is often replaced by decisión or opinión outside of court.

Other meanings

  • judgmentnoun
  • rulingnoun

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