Vocabulary
Verdict
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.
Urdu meaning
فیصلہ، جیوری کا فیصلہ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- In a slow release of his religious inflections, he had admitted to seeking a Hindu deity`s `blessing` to deliver the Ayodhya verdict.
- Dumbfounded, we received the verdict: why would an international promoter take on a project when, aside from one or two artists, no one has broken through the glass ceiling of a million dollars?
- Like the murder of then-prime minister Liaquat Ali Khan in the same location in 1951, a verdict on her death has yet to be concluded by history.
- Last week`s verdict is bound to be appealed, and if that fails, there`s the prospect of a congressional amnesty.
- Criminal othering, as seen in the jirga `verdict`, is rooted in collective intolerance.
Curator example
“the jury returned a verdict of not guilty”
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