Scottish verdict

[Joel S. Berson]

At 11/2/2010 11:53 AM, Paul Frank wrote:
>I see that the OED lists neither "Scotch verdict" nor "Scottish
>verdict" nor "bastard verdict."

I don't find "scot* verdict*" in the on-line OED.  (Should catch
everything after the 1100s, except those who use a "k".)  Not to
mention "bastard verdict".

Joel

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