Reasons

//ˈɹiː.zənz// name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of reason form-of, plural
  2. 2
    A written judgment or ruling by a judge or similar decision maker. plural, plural-only

    "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."

Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of reason form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Reason form-of, plural

Synonyms

All synonyms
reasoningreasoningsake

Example

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"There are a good many reasons why you shouldn't do it."

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for XYZ reasonsfor reasons

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