decision

plural decisions

1. countableuncountableThe act of deciding.
2. countableuncountableA choice or judgement.

   It's a tough decision, but I'll take vanilla.

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

   His life has always been filled with big decisions.

   I told him about my decision to leave forever.

   These, and such-like things, are certainly more contrary to the glory of God, to the purity of the Church, and to the salvation of souls, than any conscientious dissent from ecclesiastical decisions, or separation from public worship, whilst accompanied with innocence of life.

   1689, John Locke, A Letter Concerning Toleration

   It might be that judge Gary decided erroneously the matters which the statute referred to him for decision, and if the Constitution of the United States guaranteed the accused a correct decision, this error would be a violation of constitutional rights. As the case stood, therefore, the exact question was, whether the accused had rights under the federal Constitution which a statute like that of Illinois would violate or which an erroneous decision by the trial court in executing such a law would violate, and if so whether those rights were in fact violated.

   1888, William Harrison Dunbar, “The Anarchists’ Case Before the Supreme Court of the United States”, in Harvard Law Review, volume 1, number 17, page 310

   Synonyms: idea, opinion, view, award, censure, choice, opinion, conclusion

3. uncountableFirmness of conviction.

   After agonizing deliberations, they finally proceeded with decision.

4. countableuncountablechiefly combat sportsA result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest.

   He has won twice by knockout, once by decision.

5. countableuncountableball gamesA win or a loss awarded to a pitcher.

present singular third person decisions · participle present decisioning · participle past decisioned · past decisioned

1. boxingTo defeat an opponent by a decision of the judges, rather than by a knockout