Verdict

In law, a verdict indicates the judgment of a case before a court of law.

In a criminal case, the verdict is either an acquittal (Not Guilty) or a conviction (Guilty), except in Scotland which also has the verdict of Not Proven available to a jury.

Different counts may have different verdicts, and a conviction will be followed by sentencing.

In a civil case, the verdict may be a judgement such as ordering one party to pay money to the other.

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