holding
1 : a ruling of a court upon an issue of law raised in a case
: the pronouncement of law supported by the reasoning in a court's opinion compare
decision,
dictum,
disposition,
finding,
judgment,
opinion,
ruling,
verdict 2 : any property that is owned or possessed usually used in pl. [an increase in the company's
s]
adj
: intended for temporary custody or detention [a facility] [a cell]