hand down
verb
handed down; handing down; hands down
1
: to transmit in succession (as from father to son)
2
: to make official formulation of and express (the opinion of a court)
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An Ada County jury on Tuesday handed down a guilty verdict for a Nampa man who killed the suspect in his mother’s stabbing death.
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 15 May 2024
The sentence was handed down on May 8, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 15 May 2024
The sentence was handed down on May 8, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for hand down
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“Hand down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20down. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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