The ellipsis in the paragraph is used to indicate an omission rather than a pause. This is because it is used to omit the specific details of what "it" refers to, allowing the sentence to focus on the time it took for the case to be tried and a verdict to be reached.

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The use of an ellipsis in this paragraph indicates the omission of specific details of what "it" refers to. This omission allows the sentence to focus on the time it took for the case to be tried and a verdict to be reached, rather than on the omitted details.