1 the decision that is made by a specially chosen group of people (the jury) in a court of law, which states if a person is guilty of a crime or not （法庭上陪审团作出的）裁决: The jury returned a verdict of ‘not guilty’. 陪审团作出“无罪”的裁决。Has the jury reached a verdict ? 陪审团作出了裁决没有？

2 a verdict (on sb/sth) a decision that you make or an opinion that you give after testing sth or considering sth carefully （测试或考虑后）得出的定论，发表的判断性意见: The general verdict was that the restaurant was too expensive. 一般认为那家餐馆收费太昂贵了。