Sentence examples for verdict whereas from inspiring English sources
The police had also pre-empted them by releasing an electronic picture of the damage done to Baby P, and briefed the press before the verdict, whereas the council had remained silent until after it, so feelings were already running high.
According to a recent poll, 41% of Russians believe that the government is putting pressure on the courts to secure a guilty verdict, whereas only 20% think otherwise.The Kremlin has tried to portray Mr Khodorkovsky as a blood-soaked gangster and Yukos's destruction as a noble act on behalf of Russia's defrauded taxpayers.
Despite all this though, significant asymmetries still exist between NPEs and small companies, particularly given that many NPEs use contingency-fee lawyers and therefore incur no legal expenses (other than expert witness fees) until a jury verdict or settlement, whereas defendants almost always have to pay their lawyers by the hour.
Stern explained the distinction by saying that jury findings in civil lawsuits could be subjective, whereas in criminal trials, "there is a clear verdict of guilt or innocence".
