English-Finnish translations for hand down

Definition of hand down

• To transmit in succession, as from father to son, or from predecessor to successor
• To deliver (the decision of a court, etc
• To forward to the proper officer (the decision of a higher court
• To donate (as second hand

Examples

• Fables are handed down from age to age
• The jury handed down a verdict of guilty
• The Clerk of the Court of Appeals handed down its decision
• When my older brother grows out of his clothes, he hands them down to me

Related words

• hands down
• handed down
• hand-me-down
• hands-down victory
• any hired hand working for a landowner