Examples of 'handed down' in a sentence

Meaning of "handed down"

handed down: Refers to passing on or transferring something to another person or generation, often from a predecessor to a successor
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  • simple past tense and past participle of hand down

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handed down
The commissioner handed down his ruling.
They handed down the appropriate sentence.
Indictments have been handed down and confirmed.
Handed down to our family for generations.
Number of decisions handed down by the courts.
And handed down that magic formula.
Judgments have been handed down on this point.
War handed down from generation to generation.
Annulment of sentences handed down by courts during.
It was handed down through the women in my family.
Administrative penalties handed down against officers.
He handed down books from the shelf.
I believe in what has been handed down to me to believe.
Furniture handed down to me by my pig farmer brothers.
It was seven years before indictments were handed down.

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They were handed down to my mistress by her mother.
Five judgements on the merits were handed down.
The decision is handed down in public session.
Handed down by the prophet joseph smith.
The treasure handed down in our family.
Handed down through my family for centuries.
That recipe was handed down to me from my mother.
Outcomes of prosecutions and sentences handed down.
It has been handed down from generation to generation.
Appeals against judgements handed down in absentia.
They were handed down from parents to children.
Prison sentences are therefore rarely handed down.
If we get handed down by their contact numbers.
Legal or administrative procedures pending or handed down.
The court handed down its sentence.
Seven years before indictments were handed down.
Culture is handed down from generation to generation.
The final decision will be handed down by me.
They were handed down through generations as heirlooms.
A month later the decision was handed down.
It is the rule handed down by our ancestors.
He was speaking after that ruling was handed down.
These paintings were handed down to me from my father.
Waiting for the decision to be handed down.
Designs are handed down from father to son.
This one has been handed down.
My generation handed down a paradise to our sons.
That sort of thing gets handed down.
In a ceremony handed down through the ages.
My mother said the box was handed down.
It was handed down from father to son.
No judgment has been handed down to date.
Beauty is handed down from generation to generation.
Sixteen centuries of prison sentences were handed down.
A ruling could be handed down at any time.

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Like a small child handed a special dessert
He handed this letter to the security guard
The commissioner handed down his ruling
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