Finding and Holding

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Finding noun - A decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard.

Usage example: the Supreme Court's finding was that the state law was unconstitutional

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Holding and finding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Holding" instead a noun "Finding".

Nearby Words: find, finder

Holding noun - A decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard.

Usage example: the holding of “not guilty” took everyone by surprise

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Finding and holding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Finding" instead a noun "Holding".

Nearby Words: hold, holder, holdout, holdback

The Mutant Response Division in Wolverine and the X-Men is charged with finding mutants and "registering" them-this often means holding them indefinitely.

Source: Super Registration Act
Lewis' The Horse and His Boy, Prince Rabadash, finding his suit refused, attempts to blackmail Queen Susan into marrying him by holding her brother King Edmund and their entourage hostage.

Source: Scarpia Ultimatum
He also imagines someone finding his skull twenty years after his death, and the skull holding a lecture over some nonsensical issues.

Source: Creator / Henrik Wergeland

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