hand on

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hand down
Verb
  • Here’s how the sentences were handed down Johnson-Carson, 24, and Williamson, 53, both hotel bellhops, each agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor battery in exchange for their testimony against any defendants who decided to go to trial.
    Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Pardo first advocated sending the question to voters back in August after three judges with the Third DCA handed down an initial order upholding a lower court’s ruling finding the city’s decision to postpone the election via ordinance was unconstitutional.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Hand on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20on. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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