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vere dictum
Latin · ancient
"truly said"
literally truly said, from verus (true) and dictum (said)
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verdit
Anglo-French · medieval
"a jury's formal decision"
carried into legal French for a jury's formal decision
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verdict
English · 1300s
"a jury's formal decision on a matter"
settled as the English word for a jury's formal decision
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