No. 1,753 in Dutch
vonnis
"Vonnis" means "judgment" or "verdict" in English.
In a sentence
De rechter sprak zich uit en het vonnis werd meteen uitgevoerd.
The judge expressed himself and the verdict was immediately carried out.
Here, 'vonnis' refers to a legal decision or judgment given by a judge in a court setting.
Het vonnis was een complete verrassing voor de verdediging.
The verdict was a complete surprise for the defense.
In this sentence, 'vonnis' denotes the legal decision itself as perceived and reacted to by the involved parties.
Hij accepteerde het vonnis en besloot zijn straf uit te zitten.
He accepted the judgment and decided to serve his sentence.
'Vonnis' in this context represents the judgment in relation to the final decision and consequences faced by the individual.
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