n. [ OE. verdit, OF. verdit, veirdit, LL. verdictum, veredictum; L. vere truly (fr. verus true) + dictum a saying, a word, fr. dicere, dictum, to say. See Very, and Dictum. ]
☞ The decision of a judge or referee, upon an issue of fact, is not called a verdict, but a finding, or a finding of fact. Abbott. [ 1913 Webster ]
These were enormities condemned by the most natural verdict of common humanity. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
Two generations have since confirmed the verdict which was pronounced on that night. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]