hand down

hand down definition - legal

v

For a judge or court to release a decision upon a motion or at the resolution of a trial or appeal.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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