hand down a decision

idiom

of a court

: to officially decide a case by vote

On Friday, the Supreme Court handed down a decision upholding the new law.

The Court of Appeals handed down a 4–2 decision in favor of the new law.

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The Supreme Court is expected to hand down a decision in the case by the end of June. —Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2021

Any day now, the Supreme Court will hand down a decision that could change the future of Western art — and, in a sense, its history, too. —Blake Gopnik, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2023

The Supreme Court is expected to hand down a decision in June. —Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2022

Within days, the conservative majority on the Supreme Court is expected to hand down a decision that could severely limit the federal government’s authority to reduce carbon dioxide from power plants — pollution that is dangerously heating the planet. —BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2022

The league could hand down a decision in the next couple of weeks, and then Watson will likely appeal. —cleveland, 19 June 2022

The court will hand down a decision in the case by late June. —Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2022

The court could hear oral arguments this fall and will likely hand down a decision in the spring or summer of next year. —John Fritze, USA TODAY, 22 July 2021

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