Talk:Verdict

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  • Verdict. Normally I'd say more to Wiktionary, but this sub-stub definition is misleading. There are certainly other verdicts besides the two listed. RickK 00:17, 5 Jan 2004 (UTC)
    • Then expand, please. - Patrick 02:21, 5 Jan 2004 (UTC)
    • Keep, at the very least as a disambig. page for the various sorts of verdicts we already have articles on. Something more encyclopedic on the different sorts of verdicts that exist and have existed throughout history might be interesting as well. --Delirium 07:44, Jan 10, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Those pesky Latin verbs

I'm no expert on Latin, but I changed the references in the main article regarding the Latin verb dicere and its forms. I think dicere is closer to the English verbs "to say" or "to tell" than it is to the verb "to speak."

For example, in French the descendant form of dicere is dire, meaning "to say" or "to tell." The French infinitive parler is closer to the verbs "to talk" and "to speak." Any Latin experts out there who can help us? For dicere, is "say" more correct than "speak"? Yours, Famspear 04:03, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] What often follows a guilty verdict?

An appeal. I would agree that some expansion of the article would be a good idea.69.6.162.160 02:16, 8 July 2006 (UTC)Brian Pearson

True. I've added into the article that a defendent found guilty may appeal his case to the Court of Appeals. --Defender 911 18:08, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Majority verdicts

I'm not sure whether this would belong in this article or in another, related one, but it seems to me that at least a brief discussion of the laws/rules surrounding majority verdicts would be useful, given that they vary considerably around the world (eg in England and Wales a judge can accept a 10-2 verdict, even in murder cases). Loganberry (Talk) 22:54, 11 July 2007 (UTC)