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Definition of "handed" []
- Of or relating to dexterity, preference, or size with respect to a hand or hands. Often used in combination: one-handed; left-handed; large-handed. (adjective)
- Relating to a specified number of people. Often used in combination: a four-handed card game. (adjective)
- Of or relating to the mirror-image structure of a chiral molecule. (adjective)
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Use "handed" in a sentence
- "The term handed to Michael Duke Coombes on Wednesday in Spokane was 12 years longer than the sentence he was given in 2008 after he pleaded guilty."
- "Frierson argued for a 33-month prison sentence, the term handed down Friday by U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman."
- "Comparethat to the term handed down to the waitress, Philippa Curtis who killed Victoria McBryde on the A40 near Wheatley in Oxfordshire."
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