## Meanings
1. The decision a jury or judge makes about whether someone is guilty in a court case.
2. An opinion or judgement about something after thinking it over.

## Examples
- The jury returned a verdict of not guilty after two days of deliberation.
- After tasting every dish, the critic gave his final verdict on the restaurant.

## Derived Forms
- verdictive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *weh₁-
- Root: verdit

## Etymology
From Middle English verdit, from Anglo-Norman verdit (> Medieval Latin veredictum), from veir (“true”) + dit (“saying”); possibly a calque of a Germanic term such as Old English sōþword, sōþsprǣċ, sōþspell, sōþsagu, or sōþcwide, all meaning "true story, statement of truth, account, history". Doublet of veredictum.

## AI Etymology
Verdict is from Middle English verdit, from Anglo-Norman verdit (> Medieval Latin veredictum), from veir (“true”) + dit (“saying”); possibly a calque of a Germanic term such as Old English sōþword, sōþsprǣċ, sōþspell, sōþsagu, or sōþcwide, all meaning "true story, statement of truth, account, history". Doublet of veredictum. In present-day use, it can mean the decision a jury or judge makes about whether someone is guilty in a court case, or an opinion or judgement about something after thinking it over. Derived formations include verdictive.

## Topics
- Mind & Cognition
- Law & Government

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