reasons

See also: Reasons

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹiːzənz/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: rea‧sons

Noun

reasons

1. plural of reason
2. (law, plural only) A written judgment or ruling by a judge or similar decision maker.
   • 2015 November 17, Jean L. MacFarland, “James Bay Resources Limited v. Mak Mera Nigeria Limited, 2015 ONCA 781”, in CanLII‎^[1], retrieved 5 June 2024:

     The appellants sought at the hearing of the appeal, for the first time, to file the reasons of the Federal High Court of Nigeria for dismissing the respondent's motion to strike. Although the reasons were released February 2, 2015 and the motion before Perell J. was heard March 2, 2015, the reasons were not before the motion judge.

Derived terms

• for XYZ reasons

Verb

reasons

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reason

Anagrams

• Searson, Seranos, senoras, señoras