| n. | 1. | Cutting off; division; detachment of a part. |
| 2. | The act of deciding; act of settling or terminating, as a controversy, by giving judgment on the matter at issue; determination, as of a question or doubt; settlement; conclusion. | |
| 3. | An account or report of a conclusion, especially of a legal adjudication or judicial determination of a question or cause; | |
| 4. | The quality of being decided; prompt and fixed determination; unwavering firmness; |
| Noun | 1. | decision - a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination" Synonyms: conclusion, determination |
| 2. | decision - the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" Synonyms: determination, conclusion | |
| 3. | decision - (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred; "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent" | |
| 4. | decision - the outcome of a game or contest; "the team dropped three decisions in a row" | |
| 5. | decision - the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose; "a man of unusual decisiveness" Synonyms: decisiveness Antonyms: indecision, indecisiveness - the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose; "the king's incurable indecisiveness caused turmoil in his court" |
DECISION, practice. A judgment given by a competent tribunal. The French lawyers call the opinions which they give on questions propounded to them, decisions. Vide Inst. 1, 2, 8 Dig. 1, 2, 2.
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