court verdicts
Jury's final decisions
Court verdicts are the formal decisions rendered by courts at the conclusion of legal proceedings.
A verdict determines guilt or innocence in criminal cases, or liability in civil cases.
The term emphasizes the official, binding nature of judicial rulings: The court verdicts were read aloud as families waited anxiously.
Verdicts may be delivered by judges or juries depending on the type of case.
- mistrialInvalid court proceeding
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- time servedPeriod already imprisoned
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
hung jury · jury foreman · conviction · probation · jurisdiction · default judgment · burden of proof · expungement · due process · fines · restitution · summary judgment · legal precedent · sentencing hearing · death sentence · life without parole · judicial discretion · split decision
- court rulingsrulings, divorce decree, judgments, annulment, judgment
court verdictsaccusations
Claims of fault
charges · indictments · allegations · complaints · arraignments
court verdictsallegations
Unproven formal claims
suspicions · speculation · rumors · conjecture · public opinion
court verdictsmob justice
Extralegal punishment by crowds
vigilante justice · public opinion · trial by media · kangaroo courts · court of public opinion
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