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the moment a room full of strangers decides who you are now
means A verdict is the formal decision or judgment reached by a jury or court on a matter put before it, especially the question of guilt or innocence.
from From Anglo-Norman 'verdit' and Old French 'voirdit,' a fusion of Latin 'vere' (truly) and 'dictum' (a thing said) — literally a 'true saying.' So at its root a verdict is meant to be exactly that: the truth, spoken aloud, by those appointed to speak it.
- latin roots
- From 'veredictum' — meaning 'truly said'
- unanimous demand
- Federal juries require all twelve to agree
- jury nullification
- Jurors can acquit against the evidence entirely
- scotland twist
- Once allowed a third verdict: 'not proven'
- no appeal
- An acquittal cannot be retried, ever
for instance
nuremberg trials verdict — september 30, 1946: tribunal convicted 12 nazi leaders, sentencing 7 to death for war crimes