DECISION
\dɪsˈɪʒən], \dɪsˈɪʒən], \d_ɪ_s_ˈɪ_ʒ_ə_n]\
Definitions of DECISION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Legal Glossary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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(boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred; "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent"
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the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose; "a man of unusual decisiveness"
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the outcome of a game or contest; "the team dropped three decisions in a row"
By Princeton University
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(boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred; "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent"
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the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose; "a man of unusual decisiveness"
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the outcome of a game or contest; "the team dropped three decisions in a row"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Cutting off; division; detachment of a part.
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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.
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An account or report of a conclusion, especially of a legal adjudication or judicial determination of a question or cause; as, a decision of arbitrators; a decision of the Supreme Court.
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The quality of being decided; prompt and fixed determination; unwavering firmness; as, to manifest great decision.
By Oddity Software
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Cutting off; division; detachment of a part.
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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.
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An account or report of a conclusion, especially of a legal adjudication or judicial determination of a question or cause; as, a decision of arbitrators; a decision of the Supreme Court.
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The quality of being decided; prompt and fixed determination; unwavering firmness; as, to manifest great decision.
By Noah Webster.
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The outcome of a proceeding before a judge, arbitrator, government agency or other legal tribunal. "Decision" is a general term often used interchangeably with the terms judgment or "opinion." To be precise, however, a judgment is the written form of the court’s decision in the clerk’s minutes or notes, and an opinion is a written document setting out the reasons for reaching the decision.
By Oddity Software
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The act of reaching a fixed opinion; the quality of being fixed and firm; determination; judgment; settlement; as, the decision of a court or of a case.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Latin] Act of settling or terminating, as a controversy, battle, or event; settlement; conclusion;—final opinion or judgment; the quality of being decided; determination; resolution.
By Thomas Sheridan
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