hand down
verb
handed down; handing down; hands down
1
: to transmit in succession (as from father to son)
2
: to make official formulation of and express (the opinion of a court)
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This development comes after the White House handed down a one-month delay for tariffs on automakers whose vehicles comply with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
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Spencer Kimball,kevin Breuninger,jesse Pound, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
In The Road Favorite wine region outside of California?
Loire Valley—hands down!
—Noel Burgess, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
If that doesn’t sell you, Hendrix’s book is hands down, the spiciest.
—Taryn Finley, Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
From excessive air pollution to insufficient inspections, state and local environmental regulators have handed down dozens of violations to these waste disposal facilities in the past year alone.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
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Spencer Kimball,kevin Breuninger,jesse Pound, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
In The Road Favorite wine region outside of California?
Loire Valley—hands down!
—Noel Burgess, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
If that doesn’t sell you, Hendrix’s book is hands down, the spiciest.
—Taryn Finley, Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
From excessive air pollution to insufficient inspections, state and local environmental regulators have handed down dozens of violations to these waste disposal facilities in the past year alone.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Hand down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20down. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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