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Decision

//dɪˈsɪʒn̩// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of deciding. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the act of making up your mind about something wordnet
  3. 3
    A choice or judgement. countable, uncountable

    "It is the decision of the court that movies are protected as free speech."

  4. 4
    the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose wordnet
  5. 5
    Firmness of conviction. uncountable

    "After agonizing deliberations, they finally proceeded with decision."

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  1. 6
    a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration wordnet
  2. 7
    A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest. countable, uncountable

    "He has won twice by knockout, once by decision."

  3. 8
    the outcome of a game or contest wordnet
  4. 9
    A win or a loss awarded to a pitcher. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To defeat an opponent by a decision of the judges, rather than by a knockout

Etymology

Etymology 1

Derived from Middle French, from Latin dēcīsiō, dēcīsiōnis, from dēcīdō (“to decide”).

Etymology 2

Derived from Middle French, from Latin dēcīsiō, dēcīsiōnis, from dēcīdō (“to decide”).

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