Definition of finding
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Examples of finding in a Sentence
The Supreme Court overturned the lower court's finding.
the Supreme Court's finding was that the state law was unconstitutional
Recent Examples of finding from the Web
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Heun also did not lead or initiate the interview, according to Arres' findings.
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Medical and educational researchers point to findings that adolescents' biological sleep cycles change during puberty, meaning their bodies are wired not to get sleepy until about 11 p.m.
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When the state investigation is complete, the findings will be given to the office of Hennepin County Attorney Michael Freeman for a review of whether any criminal charges should be filed.
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According to The New York Times, the decision came about amid reports that prosecutors for the Civil Rights division of the Justice Department in Washington, D.C. disagreed with the findings of prosecutors and FBI investigators in NYC.
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But their contents—a 275-page report summarising the findings of a two-month corruption probe into the prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, and his family, which the court released that evening—have turned Pakistan’s politics upside-down.
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One possible explanation for these findings is that parenting styles can change according to birth order, according to NPR.
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The findings results are published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, and were presented at the National Astronomy Meeting in Hull on Wednesday.
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Their other findings parallel Skoglund’s discoveries: Nine percent to 22% of the DNA of these farmers’ modern descendants—including the southern Khoe-San—comes from East Africans and Eurasian herders.
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First Known Use of finding
14th century
FINDING Defined for English Language Learners
finding
playDefinition of finding for English Language Learners
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: a legal decision
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: the results of an investigation
FINDING Defined for Kids
finding
Definition of finding for Students
1 : the decision of a court
2 : the results of an investigation
Law Dictionary
finding
Legal Definition of finding
: a determination resulting from judicial or administrative examination or inquiry (as at trial) especially into matters of fact as embodied in the verdict of a jury or decision of a court, referee, or administrative body or officer; also usually pl : a written statement of such determinations — see also factfinding — compare decision, holding, opinion, ruling finding of fact : a determination made by the trier of fact as to a factual issue based on the evidence presented in a case Editor's note: Conclusions of law are based on findings of fact. finding of law : a court's determination of the law as applied to a case : conclusion of law general finding : a finding that the facts in general support a judgment in favor of one of the parties special finding : a finding setting out the ultimate facts upon which the court's judgment is based
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