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veredicto

verdict

noun beh-reh-DEEK-toh Rare
People & Society Law

Origin: From Latin veredictum (truly spoken), from verus (true) + dictum (said).

Usage Note

Veredicto is the formal decision of a jury or court — veredicto de culpabilidad (guilty verdict), veredicto de inocencia (not-guilty verdict). In everyday speech it extends to any authoritative judgment: 'el veredicto del público' (the public's verdict). The word is a false friend trap in the sense that English 'verdict' sounds like 'ver' (to see) but the Latin root is verus (true), not videre.

Examples

"El jurado emitió su veredicto al mediodía."

Natural Translation

The jury delivered its verdict at noon.

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