finding

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun Something that has been found.
• noun A conclusion reached after examination or investigation.
• noun A statement or document containing an authoritative decision or conclusion.
• noun Small tools and materials used by an artisan.

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun The act of discovering or ascertaining; discovery.
• noun That which is found by observation or search; especially, in law, a statement of a conclusion arrived at by the judicial trial of an issue.
• noun That which is provided for one's support or maintenance; expense.
• noun plural The tools, appliances, and materials which some workmen have to furnish in their employment, particularly those used by shoemakers; hence, in the United States, shoemakers' supplies in general, excepting leather: as, leather and findings.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• noun That which is found, come upon, or provided; esp. (pl.), that which a journeyman artisan finds or provides for himself; as tools, trimmings, etc.
• noun Support; maintenance; that which is provided for one; expence; provision.
• noun (Law) The result of a judicial examination or inquiry, especially into some matter of fact; a verdict.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun A result of research or an investigation.
• noun law A formal conclusion by a judge, jury or regulatory agency on issues of fact.
• noun A self-contained component of assembled jewellery.
• verb Present participle of find.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun the decision of a court on issues of fact or law
• noun the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
• noun something that is found