Translation of 'find' in the sense of 'discover' or 'conclude'?

Question

find' in English can have a sense of 'discover' or 'conclude' - we talk about scientific 'findings', or 'finding someone guilty' in a legal setting. In an English sentence like > Birds were found to be feeding on human flesh What would be a good word to translate 'found'? Does 발견되다 work - perhaps something like '새들이 인육을 먹고 있는 것이 발견됐습니다'?

Answer 1

"Found" in the context you provided translates to "came to learn" or "understood." However it does not mean a definitive or necessarily, a conclusion. "Findings" are most usually a part of an investigative process and refer to things discovered while searching for some ultimate answer.

"Finding someone guilty" is a completely different context and does refer to a conclusion in a judiciary process ... ie. when someone is in the process of being judged. "Findings" however, throughout a trial or discovery process lead to a "finding." The findings a partial answers whereas the "finding" is conclusive.

It's a subtle difference if English is not your first language and completely relevant to context. I hope that makes sense.