FINDING
Dictionary entry overview: What does finding mean?
• FINDING (noun)
The noun FINDING has 3 senses:
1. the act of determining the properties of something
2. the decision of a court on issues of fact or law
3. something that is found
Familiarity information: FINDING used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• FINDING (noun)
Meaning:
The act of determining the properties of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
determination; finding
Hypernyms ("finding" is a kind of...):
discovery; find; uncovering (the act of discovering something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "finding"):
designation; identification (the act of designating or identifying something)
redetermination (determining again)
rectification (determination of the length of a curve; finding a straight line equal in length to a given curve)
predetermination (the act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place)
fix; localisation; localization; locating; location (a determination of the place where something is)
disproof; falsification; falsifying; refutal; refutation (the act of determining that something is false)
proof; substantiation; validation (the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something)
resolution; solving (finding a solution to a problem)
Meaning:
The decision of a court on issues of fact or law
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("finding" is a kind of...):
judgement; judgment; judicial decision ((law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "finding"):
finding of fact; verdict ((law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment)
conclusion of law; finding of law (a finding as to the applicability of a rule of law to particular facts)
Meaning:
Something that is found
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Context examples:
the findings in the gastrointestinal tract indicate that he died several hours after dinner / an area rich in archaeological findings
Hypernyms ("finding" is a kind of...):
object; physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)
