Legal English Legal English Courses Legal English Testing LLM More >>

render a verdict

verb
to give the decision of the court or other judicial body; for the jury in a trial to say whether or not they believe the defendant to be guilty (in a criminal trial) or liable (in a civil trial)A military tribunal in Ivory Coast is due to deliver a verdict on eight gendarmes charged with the murder of 57 civilians.
Synonyms and Other Spellings
  • deliver a verdict


jurisdiction