🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

verdetto

Pronunciation / Transliteration: verdetto

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Verdict/ˈvɜːr.dɪkt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La giuria ha emesso il verdetto di colpevolezza."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or an inquest by a jury.

    "The jury returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty."
  2. 2

    An opinion or judgment rendered after examination or testing.

    "We are still waiting for consumer reports to deliver their verdict on the new smartphone."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'verdit', from Anglo-Norman and Old French 'verdit', based on Medieval Latin 'veredictum', a compound of 'verus' (true) and 'dictum' (something said). Historically recorded in legal contexts since the late 14th century, initially denoting a truthful report given by a jury, later broadening to mean any firm decision or judgment.

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