judge's ruling
- verdictOfficial court decision
- gavelSmall ceremonial hammer
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
- decisionSettled course of action
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
decree · bench · objection · sustained · overruled · order · injunction · precedent · appeal · conviction · chambers · robe · contempt · motion · binding · final · stay · opinion
legal authority
judge's rulingjury verdict
Deliberating body's formal decision
mob justice · lynching · popular opinion · legislative act · popular vote
outcome direction
judge's rulingreversal
Complete change of direction
overturning · dismissal · denial · granting · sustaining