The phrase "an initial verdict" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a preliminary judgment or decision made before a final conclusion is reached.
Example: "The jury reached an initial verdict, but further deliberations are expected before the final decision is announced."
Alternatives: "a preliminary ruling" or "a first judgment".
His final appeal will be heard next year, by when the court trying Mr Berlusconi should reach an initial verdict.
The United States has responded with tariffs of about 40 percent on solar cells and solar panels from China, and the European Union is concluding its deliberations and is expected to deliver an initial verdict this summer.
They cite, for example, the method the Obama administration used to circumvent Senate approval (which is explicitly required under Dodd-Frank) for the appointment of the head of the CFPB and the technique of funding the bureau through mandated payments by the Fed.A response by the government could come in August, an initial verdict by the upcoming election.
Chrisbeee had a pleasing acrostic in "Initial verdict of the election flawed – lousy if polling process is no good", while MaleficOpus went for wordplay that would confirm the answer once deciphered: "The apparent problem with electing Trump implied by 18 internal letters".
The $290m figure comes on top of the $550m Samsung owes Apple as a result of the initial verdict.
The Supreme Court in May this year ordered a review of the initial verdict, asking the lower court to re-calculate the financial loss and impact Samsung had suffered.
After the initial verdict at a magistrates' court, Chambers admitted that his tweet was "silly" but called the police reaction "absurd", saying his tweet was "like having a bad day at work and stating that you could murder your boss" and that "I didn't even think about whether it would be taken seriously".
Yesterday, China's Qihoo 360 took another blow from the country's legal system: the Supreme People's Court has rejected Qihoo's appeal of the initial verdict of a Tencent lawsuit against Qihoo for unfair competition, and has ordered Qihoo to pay Tencent a sum of RMB 5 million (about $800,000).
Following the initial verdict, ZeniMax sought an injunction on sales of Facebook's Oculus Rift headset, claiming the device violated key IP.
After an initial trial verdict for the Havners, the appellate court found that the plaintiff's expert evidence was legally insufficient to prove causation.
Trainer Best was originally banned for four years for ordering a jockey not to win two races but his suspension was reduced to six months after the initial verdict was quashed because of "an appearance of bias".
