#verdict

I always thought that poetry is the verdict that others give to a certain kind of writing. So to call yourself a poet is a kind of dangerous description. It's for others; it's for others to use. ↗

— Leonard Cohen

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After hearing the evidence, I will record a verdict of natural causes. ↗

— John Owen

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We have accepted the principle of democracy and we are committed to respect the popular verdict and the result of that national consultation. ↗

— Mahmoud Abbas

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I carried out my orders until arrested. I had no sense that I was spying, and I ask that this be taken into account in deciding my verdict. ↗

— Witold Pilecki

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In the beds which the piety of the public has prepared on every side, stricken men await the verdict of fate. ↗

— Georges Duhamel

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