an official judgement made in court or at an inquest (= an official investigation into somebody's death) （陪审团的）裁定，裁决，裁断 Has the jury reached a verdict? 陪审团作出裁定了吗？ The jury returned a verdict (= gave a verdict) of guilty. 陪审团作出了有罪的裁决。 The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death. 验尸官得出了意外死亡的结论。
Collocations Criminal justicesee also majority verdict, open verdictCriminal justice 刑事审判 Breaking the law 犯法 - break/violate/obey/uphold the law
违反／违背／遵守／维护法律 - be investigated/arrested/tried for a crime/a robbery/fraud
因犯罪／抢劫／诈骗而被调查／逮捕／审判 - be arrested/ (especially North American English) indicted/convicted on charges of rape/fraud/(especially US English) felony charges
因被控犯强奸罪／诈骗罪／重型罪遭逮捕／起诉／定罪 - be arrested on suspicion of arson/robbery/shoplifting
因涉嫌纵火／抢劫／在商店行窃而被逮捕 - be accused of/be charged with murder/(especially North American English) homicide/four counts of fraud
被指控犯有谋杀罪／杀人罪／四项诈骗罪 - face two charges of indecent assault
面临两项猥亵罪的指控 - admit your guilt/liability/responsibility (for something)
承认（对某事的）罪责／责任 - deny the allegations/claims/charges
否认指控 - confess to a crime
坦白罪行 - grant/be refused/be released on/skip/jump bail
准许／不准保释；交保释金获释；弃保潜逃
The legal process 法律程序 - stand/await/bring somebody to/come to/be on trial
受审；候审；把某人送交法院审判；开庭审理；受到审判 - take somebody to/come to/settle something out of court
把某人告上法庭；被法庭受理；庭外和解某事 - face/avoid/escape prosecution
面临／免于／逃脱起诉 - seek/retain/have the right to/be denied access to legal counsel
寻求／聘请／有权聘用／无权聘用律师 - hold/conduct/attend/adjourn a hearing/trial
开庭；出庭；休庭 - sit on/influence/persuade/convince the jury
担任／影响／说服陪审团 - sit/stand/appear/be put/place somebody in the dock
坐在／站在／出现在／被送上／将某人送上被告席 - plead guilty/not guilty to a crime
认罪；不认罪 - be called to/enter (British English) the witness box
被召唤进入／进入证人席 - take/put somebody on the stand/(North American English) the witness stand
出庭作证；让某人出庭作证 - call/subpoena/question/cross-examine a witness
传唤／以传票传唤／讯问／盘问证人 - give/hear the evidence against/on behalf of somebody
提供／听取对某人不利／有利的证据 - raise/withdraw/overrule an objection
提出／撤销／否决异议 - reach a unanimous/majority verdict
作出一致的／多数人赞同的裁决 - return/deliver/record a verdict of not guilty/unlawful killing/accidental death
作出／宣布无罪／非法杀人／意外死亡的裁决 - convict/acquit the defendant of the crime
宣判被告有罪／无罪 - secure a conviction/your acquittal
获得有罪／无罪判决 - lodge/file an appeal
提出上诉 - appeal (against)/challenge/uphold/overturn a conviction/verdict
对判决／裁决提出上诉／质疑；维持／撤销判决／裁决
Sentencing and punishment 判刑与惩罚 - pass sentence on somebody
宣布对某人的判决 - carry/face/serve a seven-year/life sentence
会被判处／面临／服七年徒刑／无期徒刑 - receive/be given the death penalty
被判死刑 - be sentenced to ten years (in prison/jail)
被判十年（监禁） - carry/impose/pay a fine (of $3 000)/a penalty (of 14 years imprisonment)
会被判处／处以／缴纳（3 000 美元的）罚金／（14 年的）监禁 - be imprisoned/jailed for drug possession/fraud/murder
因持有毒品罪／诈骗罪／谋杀罪被监禁 - do/serve time/ten years
服刑；服十年徒刑 - be sent to/put somebody in/be released from jail/prison
被送进监狱；把某人送进监狱；被释放出狱 - be/put somebody/spend X years on death row
在／把某人关在死囚牢房；在死囚牢房度过…年 - be granted/be denied/break (your) parole
获准假释；假释遭拒；违反假释规定
Extra ExamplesTopics Preferences and decisionsc1, Law and justicec1His family always insisted that the original ‘guilty’ verdict should be overturned. 他的家人一直坚持最初的“有罪”裁决应撤消。 In the case of an adverse verdict, the company could lose millions. 如果法庭作出不利的裁决，这家公司有可能损失几百万。 The judge sent the jury away to consider its verdict. 法官请陪审团退庭商议作出裁决。 The jury returned a formal verdict after direction by the judge. 陪审团得到法官的指示后宣告了正式的裁决。 The jury returned a verdict of guilty at the end of the trial. 陪审团在审讯结束时宣告了有罪裁决。 The jury's verdict was unanimous. 陪审团作出的裁决是一致的。 The verdict came in this afternoon. 裁决结果今天下午出来了。 The verdict was delivered in front of a packed courtroom. 在座无虚席的法庭上宣读了裁决。 The verdict was upheld at appeal. 上诉的结果是维持原判。 They reached a verdict after hours of deliberation. 仔细斟酌多个小时之后他们作出了裁决。 We believe that the verdict against him was unfair. 我们认为对他的裁决不公平。 a unanimous verdict of not guilty 一致通过的无罪裁决 The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. 陪审团宣告了无罪的判决。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- adverse
- favourable/favorable
- guilty
- …
- consider
- agree
- agree on
- …
- be in somebody’s favour/favor
- be in
- come down
- …
- verdict of
- verdict against
- verdict in favour/favor of
- …
- the court’s verdict
- the judge’s verdict
- the jury’s verdict
- …
a decision that you make or an opinion that you give about something, after you have tested it or considered it carefully （经过检验或认真考虑后的）决定，结论，意见 Well, what's your verdict? 那么，你有何意见呢？ - verdict on something/somebody
The panel will give their verdict on the latest album releases. 陪审团将对最新发行的专辑做出裁决。
Extra ExamplesTopics Preferences and decisionsc1, Opinion and argumentc1The panel will give its final verdict tomorrow. 专家小组明天将给出最后的结论。 The unanimous verdict was that the picnic had been a great success. 大家一致认为这次野餐极为成功。 What's your verdict on her new book? 你如何评价她的新书？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- final
- general
- overall
- …
- give
- verdict on
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French verdit, from Old French veir ‘true’ (from Latin verus) + dit (from Latin dictum ‘saying’).