Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonverdict

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-ver-dict
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Failure to reach a verdict in a legal case.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Ronald Safer, a lawyer for Mr. Kipnis, argued that the jury should be allowed to return whatever verdict it had reached, even if, in this case, it was a nonverdict."

Etymology

From non- + verdict.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

nonverdicts (plural)

Questions

What does nonverdict mean?: Failure to reach a verdict in a legal case.
Where does nonverdict come from?: From non- + verdict.

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