different between verdict vs announcement

English

Etymology

From Middle English verdit, from Old French verdit, from veir (“true”) + dit (“saying”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?v?.d?kt/

Noun

verdict (plural verdicts)

1. (law) A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.
2. An opinion or judgement.

Derived terms

• bastard verdict
• open verdict
• Scottish verdict
• special verdict
• verdictive
• verdict’s out
• verdict’s in

Translations

Further reading

• verdict in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• verdict in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v??.dikt/

Noun

verdict m (plural verdicts)

1. verdict

Middle English

Noun

verdict

1. Alternative form of verdit

Old French

Noun

verdict m (oblique plural verdicz or verdictz, nominative singular verdicz or verdictz, nominative plural verdict)

1. Alternative form of verdit

Romanian

Etymology

From French verdict.

Noun

verdict n (plural verdicte)

1. verdict

Declension

For Wiktionary's announcements, see Wiktionary:Announcements

English

Etymology

announce +? -ment

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??na?ns.m?nt/

Noun

announcement (plural announcements)

1. An act of announcing, or giving notice.

   He raised his hand to make his announcement and said "Excuse me everyone, I have an announcement to make.

2. That which conveys what is announced.

   This announcement was made during the first training session.

3. The content which is announced.

   The announcement implied that somebody needed a spare Toshiba charger.

Synonyms

• proclamation
• publication

Translations

References

• announcement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• “announcement” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.