unanimous verdict

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unanimous
adjective
uk
/juːˈnæn.ɪ.məs/us
/juːˈnæn.ə.məs/
If a group of people are unanimous, they all agree about one particular matter or vote the same way, and if a decision or judgment is unanimous, it is formed or supported by everyone in ...
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verdict
noun[C]
uk
/ˈvɜː.dɪkt/us
/ˈvɝː.dɪkt/
an opinion or decision made after judging the facts that are given, especially one made at the end of ...
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The country was heartily sick of them and gave aunanimousverdictagainst them.
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It would be utterly unacceptable for a man's life to be taken judicially without theunanimousverdictof a jury.
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Nobody seems to deny that, other things being equal, theunanimousverdictis best.
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The new clause refers to convictions "by theunanimousverdictof a jury".
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So we have theunanimousverdictof both sides.
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Theunanimousverdictpossesses an imponderable and unmistakably quality.
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So the jury recorded a verdict of acquittal, and aunanimousverdictat that.
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Theunanimousverdictwas that the workmanship and finish of the machine was eminently unsatisfactory.
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The argument has been put that the nearest we can get to never convicting an innocent man under any circumstances must be aunanimousverdict.
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I was interested in the virtuallyunanimousverdictof foreign observers of the elections that the voting process was fair.
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There is no other system which has gained the respect of the people as that of theunanimousverdictof a jury in this country.
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No one really knows the truth about the validity of theunanimousverdict.
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There will inevitably be pressure on them to reach aunanimousverdict, although in the end they could settle for something else.
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There is an almostunanimousverdictthat the management's handling of the dispute was clumsy and damaging.
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And he will of course know that in the event of his choosing trial by jury only aunanimousverdictwill suffice to convict him.
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It was aunanimousverdictin a case which depended on identity.
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The jury found him guilty on aunanimousverdict.
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It was introduced to get rid of the need for aunanimousverdictwhen a defendant appeared on a criminal charge.
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It would have to be aunanimousverdictof a jury.
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This is where aunanimousverdictis extremely valuable.
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