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Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

To discover a lost chattel; to state judicially a conclusion of law or fact; to arrive at a decision, by a court or a verdict, by a jury. See 74 Wis. 267, 42 N. W. 110.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

See Finder; Finding.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

To discover; to determine; to ascertain and declare. To announce a conclusion, as the result of judicial investigation, upon a disputed fact or state of facts; as a jury are said to "find a will." To determine a controversy in favor of one of the parties; as a jury "find for the plaintiff." State v. Bulkeley, 61 Co.nn. 287, 23 Atl. 186, 14 L. R. A. 657; Weeks v. Trask, 81 Me, 127, 16 AtL 413, 2 L. R. A. 532; Southern Bell Teh, etn., Ch v. Watte, 66 Fed. 460, 13 C. C. A. 579.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

To ascertain upon judicial examination and inquiry; to ascertain and declare the existence of facts judicially: to determine an issue of fact in favor of one or the other party, and to declare such determination to a court

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

To discover; to determine; to ascertain and declare. To announce a conclusion, as the result of judicial investigation, upon a disputed fact or state of facts; as a jury are said to "find a will." To determine a controversy in favor of one of the parties; as a jury "find for the plaintiff."