Collocations for verdict - noun

adverse, favourable
In the case of an adverse verdict, the company could stand to lose millions.

guilty, not guilty, not proven | majority, unanimous
a unanimous verdict of not guilty

formal
The jury returned a formal verdict after direction by the judge.

jury, trial | appeal, inquest | accident, accidental death, manslaughter, murder, misadventure, open, suicide
An open verdict was the only appropriate one, given the very unclear evidence at the inquest.

consider
The judge sent the jury away to consider its verdict.

agree (on), arrive at, reach
They reached a verdict after hours of deliberation.

announce, bring in, deliver, enter, read out, give, pass, pronounce, record, return
The verdict was delivered in front of a packed courtroom. | The jury returned a verdict of guilty at the end of the trial. | The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death.

accept | appeal against, protest against | overturn, quash, reverse, set aside
His family always insisted that the original ‘guilty’ verdict should be overturned.

uphold
The verdict was upheld at appeal.

be in sb''s favour

~ against
We believe that the verdict against him was unfair.

~ of
a verdict of accidental death

final
The panel will give its final verdict tomorrow.

general, overall, unanimous
The unanimous verdict was that the picnic had been a great success.

give

~ on
What''s your verdict on her new book?