dunk

Definitions of dunk
  1. noun
    a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
    synonyms: dunken
  2. noun
    the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
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    type of:
    arrest, judicium, vonnis, wijzing
    (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
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