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finding
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9 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. finding
  2. find
  3. finding list
  4. cost finding
  5. direction finding
  6. range-finding
  7. special finding
  8. find out
  9. fact finder

finding

noun

Definition of FINDING

1
a : the act of one that finds
b : find 2
2
plural : small tools and supplies used by an artisan (as a dressmaker, jeweler, or shoemaker)
3
a : the result of a judicial examination or inquiry
b : the results of an investigation —usually used in plural
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Examples of FINDING

  1. The Supreme Court overturned the lower court's finding.
  2. <the Supreme Court's finding was that the state law was unconstitutional>

First Known Use of FINDING

14th century

Related to FINDING

Synonyms
doom, sentence, holding, judgment (or judgement), ruling

Rhymes with FINDING

binding, winding

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