reasons

rea·sons
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/ˈɹiː.zənz/

noun

A written judgment or ruling by a judge or similar decision maker.

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Meanings

reasons1

noun
  1. pluralplural of reason
  2. pluralplural onlylawA written judgment or ruling by a judge or similar decision maker.
    1 more example

    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.

    2015 November 17, Jean L. MacFarland, “James Bay Resources Limited v. Mak Mera Nigeria Limited, 2015 ONCA 781”, in CanLII, retrieved 05 Jun 2024
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of reason

Reasons2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Reason

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
reasoning

Translations

Spanish razones
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Searsonaroness
Cite this entry
APA

reasons. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reasons

MLA

“reasons.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reasons. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reasons,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reasons.

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