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Word: verdicts (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...opening contest, with University Team A pitted against the first Freshman five, the red-jerseyed players secured the verdict by a count...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 1925 BASKETMEN OVERCOME BY COACH WACHTER'S REGULARS | 1/12/1922 | See Source »

...jury system, our oldest and most treasured political heritage, is under fire. A prominent judge has recently made the following statement: "A jury in the average criminal case will give a fair verdict eight times out of ten. But it is different in civil cases involving money and business. In such cases, unless jurors can be found who have had business experience and are trained to weigh facts on their merits, the verdict is too apt to be in line with the small prejudices of small men". The average jury sitting on civil cases nowadays is little more than...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY" | 12/21/1921 | See Source »

...this game, the Joint Rules Committee which lays down the official regulations governing basketball, has sent their New England representative, Mr. Oswold Towers, to be present at the contest and to render an official verdict upon any disputed point which may arise, as well as to answer any questions upon the regulations in general. Coach Wachter will demonstrate the innovations in the rules, while the game will be refereed by Mr. D. J. Kelly of the Department of Physical Education, who will explain in detail his decision in every case...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TO POINT OUT CHANGES IN BASKETBALL RULES BY DEMONSTRATION GAME | 11/29/1921 | See Source »

...Miniature Washington Conference, therefore, is of particular interest. If the conference is to be a complete success, all kinds and shades of opinion ought to be heard. There is a resolution to be voted upon, which means that the larger the number of voters, the more representative the verdict--the more truly it can be said to indicate. Harvard opinion. Outsiders will consider the vote officially Harvard's no matter how representative it really...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: STUDENT OPINION | 11/15/1921 | See Source »

...court proceedings may be dignified and reasonable, as observers state, to the outward view. But certainly, sub rosa, all of Germany is smiling at the ease with which the defendants obtain a verdict of not guilty. Dignity and reasonableness are masks as easily assumed as is the guise of poverty. But why assume a disguise at all? Certainly no one is deceived by a trial that does not convict and a court that never condemns. There is no need in raising a hue and cry about punishment, if the punishment is never going to fall. The court and its actions...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE GERMAN COMEDY | 6/6/1921 | See Source »

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