found on

A form of found-on — A person found by the police consuming alcohol on licensed premises outside opening hours

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Meanings

nounfound on (plural found ons)

plural found ons

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of found-on.

    There was an unwritten rule in The Kerryman: names of "found ons" cannot be kept out of the paper, except in the case of a Garda or a clergyman.

    2008 May 21, Con Houlihan, “Strange stigma of being 'found on'”, in Irish Independent
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APA

found on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/found%20on

MLA

“found on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/found%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “found on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/found%20on.

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