finding
n. countablen. a piece of information or a decision discovered after a study, research, or a legal trial. It is often used to describe the final result of an investigation.
n. a conclusion or verdict reached after an inquiry, investigation, or legal proceeding. Often used in the plural to refer to the collective results of a scientific study.
The main finding of the study is very surprising.
The jury returned a finding of not guilty after deliberating for several hours.
The committee's primary finding suggests that systemic failures in communication led to the project's collapse, rather than a lack of technical expertise.
From Middle English fyndyng, Old English findincge; equivalent to find + -ing.
Commonly used in the plural ('findings') when referring to research results; used in the singular for specific legal verdicts.