The conclusion of a jury, or of a judge in a non-jury case, of what the facts are or were. A verdict, being a finding of fact, is different from a judgment or a judicial decision. The trial court may choose to accept or to disregard the verdict in determining judgment. compromise verdict. A verdict achieved by some juror giving in on one of his or her misgivings in exchange for another juror's doing the same, in order to avoid a deadlock or extended period of deliberation. Such an exchange, a...