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de·ci·sion    Audio Help   [di-sizh-uhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the act or process of deciding; determination, as of a question or doubt, by making a judgment: They must make a decision between these two contestants.
2.the act of or need for making up one's mind: This is a difficult decision.
3.something that is decided; resolution: He made a poor decision.
4.a judgment, as one formally pronounced by a court.
5.the quality of being decided; firmness: He spoke with decision.
6.the final score in any sport or contest: The decision was 5 to 4 in favor of the home team.
7.Boxing. the awarding of a victory in a match not decided by a knockout or technical knockout, usually through a vote of the referee and judges.
–verb (used with object)
8.Boxing. to win a victory over (one's opponent) by a point score rather than a knockout.
[Origin: 1425–75; late ME decisioun < MF < L décīsiōn- (s. of décīsiō) lit., a cutting off, equiv. to décīs(us) (ptp. of décīdere; see decide) + -iōn- -ion]

—Related forms
de·ci·sion·al, adjective

—Synonyms 4. ruling, verdict, finding, decree.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  decision
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A position reached after consideration.
Synonyms:  conclusion, determination, resolution
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  decision
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  Unwavering firmness of character, action, or will.
Synonyms:  decidedness, decisiveness, determination, firmness, purpose, purposefulness, resoluteness, resolution, resolve, toughness, will, willpower
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  decision
Part of Speech:  noun
Synonyms:  agreement, choice, conclusion, constancy, crisis, culmination, decree, deduction, determination, diagnosis, epilogue, finding, firmness, inference, judgment, opinion, perseverance, precedent, probability, resolution, result, ruling, selection, sentence, settlement, steadfastness, summation, termination, verdict, volition, adjudication
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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