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• hand down — vt 1: to deliver (the decision or opinion of an appellate court) to the proper office of an inferior court 2: to make an official formulation of and announce (the decision of a court) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• hand down — verb passed on, as by inheritance (Freq. 1) This ring was handed down through many generations • Hypernyms: ↑pass on • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s something to somebody * * * hand down [phrasal verb …   Useful english dictionary

• hand down — transitive verb Date: 1685 1. to transmit in succession (as from father to son) 2. to make official formulation of and express (the opinion of a court) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• hand down — To announce or file an opinion in a cause. Used originally and properly of the opinions of appellate courts transmitted to the court below; but in later usage the term is employed more generally with reference to any decision by a court upon a… …   Black's law dictionary

• hand down — To announce or file an opinion in a cause. Used originally and properly of the opinions of appellate courts transmitted to the court below; but in later usage the term is employed more generally with reference to any decision by a court upon a… …   Black's law dictionary

• opinion — n. 1) to air, express, give, offer, pass, state, venture, voice an opinion 2) to form an opinion about (I still have not formed an opinion about the candidates) 3) to mold (public) opinion 4) to entertain, have, hold an opinion 5) (legal) (AE) to …   Combinatory dictionary

• hand — hand1 W1S1 [hænd] n ↑finger, ↑fingernail, ↑thumb ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of body)¦ 2¦(help)¦ 3¦(control)¦ 4 get out of hand 5 on the other hand 6 hands off 7 in hand …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• 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

• down — 1 /daUn/ adverb 1 from above towards a lower place or position: David bent down to tie his shoelace. | The sun beat down on their heads all day long. 2 at a lower place or position than usual: You can t cross here, the bridge is down. 3 at or… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Down House — The Home of Charles Darwin, Down House Type House, garden and grounds Proprietor English Heritage Size 13.2 hectares (33 acres) …   Wikipedia

• Opinion poll — An opinion poll, sometimes simply referred to as a poll is a survey of public opinion from a particular sample. Opinion polls are usually designed to represent the opinions of a population by conducting a series of questions and then… …   Wikipedia