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hand down: transitive verb
hand-me-down: noun

hand down VB trans

1. hand down:

hand down knowledge, tradition

передава́ть

hand down objects

подава́ть све́рху

to hand sth down from one generation to another

передава́ть из поколе́ния в поколе́ние

2. hand down Am LAW:

hand down judgement

выноси́ть

hand-me-down [ˈhændmɪdaʊn] N

hand-me-down

поно́шенная оде́жда f

Usage examples with hand down

to hand sth down from one generation to another

передава́ть из поколе́ния в поколе́ние

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English

The court's sentence was unexpected, and even the prosecution expected the court to hand down a suspended sentence, meant solely as a deterrent. en.wikipedia.org

Before this law, tribal courts were limited in the scope of punishment they could hand down in criminal cases, giving them the impression of a lower, less serious court. en.wikipedia.org

He then put his hand down in a pool of methanol, which burned his fingers. en.wikipedia.org

There is no legal limit on the term the parole court can hand down, though in practice the average term is about 5 years, and longer periods are rare. en.wikipedia.org

Place your (left) hand down on the ground. en.wikipedia.org

Some schools when going through the prayer, will kneel down on one knee, one hand down on the floor, while others elect to go down on both knees. en.wikipedia.org

He was not able to hand down the ruling before reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70. en.wikipedia.org

He has authorization to hand down orders or directives to staff members of government organs under the agency's direct control (86). en.wikipedia.org

Moreover, economic restructuring requires decentralization as states hand down power to local governments. en.wikipedia.org

The athlete starts with one hand down on the ground and runs to the middle cone and touches it. en.wikipedia.org

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