verdict
definition
a decision reached after consideration, especially in a court of law
example
The jury reached a unanimous verdict after several days of deliberation.
synonyms
decisionrulingjudgment
word origin — from Middle French 'verdit', from Old French 'veredicte', which comes from Latin 'veredictum', meaning 'to say the truth' (from 'verus' meaning 'true' and 'dicere' meaning 'to say')