finding

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n.
  1. Something that has been found.
    1. A conclusion reached after examination or investigation: the finding of a grand jury; a coroner's findings.
    2. A statement or document containing an authoritative decision or conclusion: a presidential finding that authorized the covert operation.
  2. findings Small tools and materials used by an artisan: a jeweler's findings.

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noun

    Something that has been discovered: ascertainment, discovery, find, strike. See teach/learn.

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The result of the deliberations of a jury or a court. A decision upon a question of fact reached as the result of a judicial examination or investigation by a court, jury, referee, coroner, etc. A recital of the facts as found. The word commonly applies to the result reached by a judge or jury.

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IN BRIEF: n. - The act of determining the properties of something; The decision of a court on issues of fact or law; Something that is found. v. - Locating.

pronunciation An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding. — Robert Louis Stevenson 

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fund, det at finde, kendelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
vondst, (mv) kleine gereedschapjes, bevinding

Français (French)
n. - conclusion, résultats, découverte

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ergebnis, Finden, Handwerkszeug

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εύρημα, πόρισμα, διαπίστωση, γνωμοδότηση, (νομ.) ετυμηγορία

Italiano (Italian)
accertamento, ritrovamento, scoperta, accertamenti, sentenza, verdetto, risultato, conclusione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - descoberta (f), veredicto (m) (Jur.)

Русский (Russian)
открытие, находка, вывод, решение

Español (Spanish)
n. - descubrimiento, hallazgo, resultado, conclusión

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - finnande, utslag (jur.), slutsats, fynd

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
发现, 决定, 发现物

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 發現, 決定, 發現物

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 발견

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 発見, 発見物, 調査結果, 判決, 評決, 答申

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اللقيه , نتائج تحقيق أو بحث‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מימצא, פסק-דין‬


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