Read the sentence. the person on trial for theft was found guilty by a jury, and once a jury announces a verdict, that decision is final. which word in the sentence is the best clue to defining the word verdict? theft guilty jury decision

That alligator hungry. vittles very scarce that time a season. his belly be pinchin him hard, now. but bruh deer is fat, and so he is in heavy trouble. the alligator there in front of him. the beagles there behind him. what bruh deer gone do? he sees the alligator and he hears the beagles. how does the author readers understand what the word pinchin means?