Based on your knowledge of the Latin root -dict-, what would you say a verdict is?
a. a jury’s spoken decision
b. a rare-book collection
c. a word from a song
d. a summary of a paragraph
Verdict is a noun which means judgement or decision. It derived from the Latin word verdictum which means something that is said truly or true word. So, the best answer for the question above is A: a jury's spoken decision.
