Memory Game dict vocabulary wordsOnline version dict vocabulary words by Mrs. Funk the decision a jury makes in a trial; the decision said by the jury formal words spoken or written by a jury that charge a person with a crime indictment dictation a reference book in which spoken or written words are defined predict diction contradict verdict dictionary dictum dictator a leader who speaks & rules with total power a judge's ruling or statement edict what is written down as someone says it to say what will happen before it occurs to speak against; to say the opposite the manner in which something is expressed in words (written or spoken) public words issued by an official that explain a law or command