Bevindings

Bevindings is an Afrikaans noun meaning findings, conclusions, or observations that are reported as the result of an investigation, inquiry, study, or medical examination. It refers to the determinations or observations recorded in a document, such as a court report, parliamentary inquiry, research paper, or medical report. Bevindings express what was found and concluded, rather than the procedural decisions or orders that may accompany them.

In legal and governmental contexts, bevindings are presented as part of a larger report and can include factual findings, determinations, and recommendations. In medical and scientific contexts, bevindings describe observed results, for example imaging bevindings or laboratory bevindings, which are used to inform diagnoses or conclusions.

Etymology and usage notes: The word bevindings is formed from bevinding, which in turn comes from the Dutch root bevinding meaning a finding or discovery, with the suffix that creates a noun of result. In Afrikaans, bevindings is the standard plural. In Dutch, the cognate plural is bevindingen. Bevindings is therefore typically used in Afrikaans-speaking contexts, including legal, academic, and medical writing, whereas Dutch texts would usually use bevindingen.

See also: bevinding (singular).