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verdetto

verdict; ruling

noun ver-DET-toh Rare
People & Society Law

Origin: Latin veredictum (truly said), from vere (truly) + dictum (said)

Usage Note

Verdetto is primarily a legal term — il verdetto della giuria (the jury's verdict). In everyday speech it is used figuratively for any final judgment: il verdetto del pubblico (the audience's verdict). The plural verdetti is regular. The related English 'verdict' is a direct cognate via Anglo-Norman.

Examples

"La giuria ha emesso il verdetto di colpevolezza."

Natural Translation

The jury delivered a guilty verdict.

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