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return a verdict/sentence
phrase law specialized
to decide and say if you think someone is guilty or not guilty, or what punishment the person will be given in a court of law: 宣判
return a verdict/sentence ofThe jury returned a verdict of not guilty.陪审团作出了无罪判决。
It took teh jury less than three hours to return a guilty verdict on all charges in the case.
The judge instructed the jury that they were not able to return a sentence of life in prison given the verdict.
Jurors in this state are allowed to return a sentence of death if they find the defendant guilty of first-degree murder charges.
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returnverb(DECIDE)
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to accuse someone of something
accuseHe was accused of statutory rape.
make an accusation againstShe was arrested for making false accusations against her former employer.
level an accusation againstFerguson was furious at the accusations levelled against his player.
level a charge againstShe denied all the charges levelled against her.
hurl accusations atShe hurled accusations at her ex-husband across the courtroom.
charge someone withHe was charged with three counts of fraud.
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