general verdict vs verdict

general verdict and verdict both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
general verdict	Yes	No	No	No
verdict	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, verdict is a hypernym of general verdict; that is, verdict is a word with a broader meaning than general verdict:

general verdict: an ordinary verdict declaring which party prevails without any special findings of fact
verdict: (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment

Other hypernyms of general verdict include finding of fact.

general verdict (noun)	verdict (noun)
an ordinary verdict declaring which party prevails without any special findings of fact	(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment