handed down
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District Judge Colleen McMahon handed down a 143-page opinion explaining exactly how illegal that was.
From Slate • May 14, 2026
The indictment, handed down by a grand jury in Washington, added a fourth charge to the criminal case against Cole Allen.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
In the decades before his arrival, the court had handed down steady rulings barring taxpayer funds for religious schools or religious ceremonies or symbols in public schools or city parks.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
Five of the women attended the hearing, including three who sat quietly in the court as the sentence was handed down.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
I can only assume they’ve been handed down from her mother or perhaps another successful relative.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
