hand down a verdict

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• hand down (something) — 1. to give something to a younger member of a family. Fewer and fewer small farms are handed down from one generation to the next. My grandfather handed his toy trains down to my father. Usage notes: sometimes said about people who are not… …   New idioms dictionary

• hand down — phr verb Hand down is used with these nouns as the object: ↑indictment, ↑penalty, ↑ruling, ↑sentence, ↑tradition, ↑verdict …   Collocations dictionary

• hand down — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. pass on, bequeath, grant; see give 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To convey (something) from one generation to the next: bequeath, hand on, pass (along or on), transmit. See GIVE. 2. To deliver (an indictment or… …   English dictionary for students

• verdict — 01. The jury handed down a [verdict] of not guilty. 02. The judge will hand down his [verdict] tomorrow morning at 10:00. 03. The lawyer for the defense has announced that his client will appeal the [verdict]. 04. When the victim s family heard… …   Grammatical examples in English

• hand — [hand] n. [ME < OE, akin to Goth handus < base of hinthan, to seize (hence, basic sense “grasper”) < ? IE base * kent , ? to seize] I 1. the part of the human body attached to the end of the forearm, including the wrist, palm, fingers,… …   English World dictionary

• verdict — n. 1) to arrive at, reach a verdict 2) to announce; bring in, deliver, hand down, render, return a verdict 3) to sustain ( uphold ) a verdict (the higher court sustained the verdict) 4) to overturn, quash, set aside a verdict 5) to appeal a… …   Combinatory dictionary

• verdict — noun 1 decision in a court of law about whether sb is guilty ADJECTIVE ▪ adverse, favourable/favorable ▪ In the case of an adverse verdict, the company could lose millions. ▪ guilty, not guilty, not proven (BrE) …   Collocations dictionary

• hand — handlike, adj. /hand/, n. 1. the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb. 2. the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates. 3 …   Universalium

• hand — n. & v. n. 1 a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and thumb. b in other primates, the end part of a forelimb, also used as a foot. 2 a (often in pl.) control, management, custody, disposal (is in good hands). b… …   Useful english dictionary

• render a verdict — give a verdict, hand down a ruling, make a ruling …   English contemporary dictionary

• come down — phr verb Come down is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑curtain, ↑decoration, ↑fog, ↑hand, ↑heirloom, ↑mist, ↑plane, ↑rain, ↑rate, ↑shutter, ↑snow, ↑tax, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary