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hold·ing 1 n1: a ruling of a court upon an issue of law raised in a case: the pronouncement of law supported by the reasoning in a court's opinion compare decision, dictum, disposition, finding, judgment, opinion, ruling, verdict2: any property that is owned or possessed— usu. used in pl.an increase in the company's holding sholding 2 adj: intended for temporary custody or detentiona holding facilitya holding cell
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(property owned) noun
asset, belonging, chattel, domain, effect, estate, exclusive possession, interest, land, landed estate, legal estate, possessio, possession, property, real estate, real property, realty, resource, seisin, share, stake
associated concepts: holding a lien, holding a position of authority, holding company, holding for value, holding in due course, holding office, holding over
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(ruling of a court) noun
act of judgment, action, adjudication, ascertainment, conclusion, conclusion of the matter, considered opinion, decision, decree, decretum, deduction, deliverance, determination, dictate, final judgment, finding, iudicium, judgment, judgment on facts, judicial decision, law, law of the case, maxim, opinion, order, order of the court, outcome, precedent, precept, professional advice, professional decision, pronouncement, pronouncement by a court, recommendation, recorded expression of a formal judgment, report, resolution, result, sentence, sententia, settled decision, settlement by authoritative decision, that which is decided, upshot, verdict, written order
associated concepts: decision en banc, holding of the court, opinion per curiam
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chattel, custody (incarceration), demesne, domain (land owned), dominion (absolute ownership), fee (estate), interest (ownership), occupancy, ownership, possession (property), property (land), ruling, share (stock), stake (interest), tenancy, tenure, trust (custody)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.(1) A court’s ruling on an issue presented at trial; a legal principle produced by a court in deciding a case.(2) Property or stocks owned by someone.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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1) Any ruling or decision of a court.2) Any real property to which one has title.3) Investment in a business.Category: Business, LLCs & Corporations → Business Accounting, Bookkeeping & FinancesCategory: Business Cash Flow Problems & BankruptcyCategory: Business, LLCs & Corporations → Business Tax & DeductionsCategory: Business, LLCs & Corporations → Buying or Selling a BusinessCategory: Personal Finance & Retirement → Taxes → Tax AuditsCategory: Real Estate & Rental Property → HomeownersCategory: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n. The decision of a court or judge; the reasoning underlying such a decision.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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A comprehensive term applied to the property, whether real, personal, or both, owned by an individual or a business. The legal principle derived from a judicial decision. That part of the written opinion of a court in which the law is specifically applied to the facts of the instant controversy. It is relied upon when courts use the case as an established precedent in a subsequent case.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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A comprehensive term applied to the property, whether real, personal, or both, owned by an individual or a business. The legal principle derived from a judicial decision. That part of the written opinion of a court in which the law is specifically applied to the facts of the instant controversy. It is relied upon when courts use the case as an established precedent in a subsequent case.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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1) n. any ruling or decision of a court.2) n. any real property to which one has title.3) n. investment in a business.4) v. keeping in one's possession.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
