Court verdict makes sense (9)
I believe the answer is:
judgement
This clue is a double definition.
'court verdict' is the first definition.
(decision given by a judge)
'sense' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)
'makes' is the link.
(Other definitions for judgement that I've seen before include "Opinion" , "Rating" , "Discrimination" , "Court ruling" .)