(a) Law A decision rendered by a jury in an inquest or a court case, verdict; ~ yeldinge; yeven ~; seien (supposen) for ~, to find (that sth. is or was the case), make a ruling; (b) a pronouncement, ruling, or binding decision made by someone empowered to render judgment, often for a group, on a matter under dispute; bringen up (seien, yeven) ~; (c) with diminished force: (one’s) opinion on a matter under dispute; also, (one’s) thoughts [1st quot.]; (d) the treue ~, what best conforms to reality, the truth of the matter.