Verdict

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This article is about the legal finding of fact. For other uses, see Verdict (disambiguation).

Waiting for the Verdict, Abraham Solomon, 1859

Criminal procedure

Criminal trials and convictions

Rights of the accused

 Fair trial
 Pre-trial
 Speedy trial
 Jury trial
 Counsel
 Presumption of innocence
 Exclusionary rule1
 Self-incrimination
 Double jeopardy2

Verdict

 Conviction
 Acquittal
 Not proven3
 Directed verdict
 Sentencing

 Mandatory
 Suspended
 Custodial
 Periodic
 Discharge
 Guidelines

 Totality5, 6
 Dangerous offender4, 5
 Capital punishment
 Execution warrant

 Cruel and unusual punishment

 Imprisonment
 Life imprisonment
 Indefinite imprisonment

Post-sentencing

 Parole
 Probation
 Tariff 6
 Life licence6
 Miscarriage of justice
 Exoneration
 Pardon
 Sex offender registration
 Sexually violent predator legislation1

Related areas of law

 Criminal defenses
 Criminal law
 Evidence
 Civil procedure

Portals

 Law
 Criminal justice
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US courts

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Not in English/Welsh courts

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Scottish courts

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English/Welsh courts

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Canadian courts

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UK courts

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In law, a verdict is the formal finding of fact made by a jury on matters or questions submitted to the
jury by a judge.[1] In a bench trial, the judge's decision near the end of the trial is simply referred to as
a finding.[2] In England and Wales, a coroner's findings are called verdicts (see Coroner § Verdict).

A verdict about murder. Terracotta tablet from Girsu, Iraq. 2112-2004 BCE. Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul

Contents

 1Etymology
 2Criminal law
 3Compromise verdict
 4Directed verdict
 5General verdict
 6Sealed verdict
 7Special verdict
 8See also
 9References
 10External links