decision
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- noun
- /dɪˈsɪʒən/
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decisión
- After reviewing all evidence, the referee's decision stood as the final ruling of the match.
While I strongly disagree with the Court's decision, I accept it.
- While I strongly disagree with the Court's decision, I accept it.
- So the appeals court upheld this decision to ban TikTok.
- In August, we got the decision and I lost.
- And so it's just like those split decisions is could have gone completely different.
- So we live with the ruling, which was, as I said, a decision that they ruled on.
- They can now appeal the decision, but it's it's over at the trial court.
- Think about the way, think about the Dobbs decision.
- No, David's situation was a poor refereeing decision.
Examples
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The air is heavy with anticipation as the silent crowd awaits the decision.
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While I strongly disagree with the Court's decision, I accept it.
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Now it's time for the final decision.
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The council has reached its decision.
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Ultimately, it's the committee's decision as to who they want to hear from.
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The racing commission has finally come to their decision.
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We are two minutes away from the judge's decision.
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A federal judge subsequently struck down the measure, a decision both cities appealed.
Academic text (2011) -
I agree with the Supreme Court's decision to end affirmative action.
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After the Supreme Court decision, Rosa Parks was called the mother of the civil rights movement.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
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A formal decision agreed on by a group after a vote
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A decision made after thinking about the facts
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A decision by a jury about the facts of a trial that guides the judge
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A formal decision given by a court in a legal case
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A decision by a court or jury about facts and the law in a case
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An official decision made after careful thought
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A decision given by a neutral person to settle a disagreement
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A decision made by a neutral person or group to settle a disagreement
Antonyms
Compounds
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A series of steps people follow to make a choice in a group or organization
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A boxing result where two judges choose one boxer and the third chooses the other
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A 1978 U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing race as one factor in medical school admissions
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A table that lists possible conditions and the action to take for each
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A planned choice about using troops to gain an advantage in war
How Decisive
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Etymology
Decision comes from the Latin parts de- ('off') and caedere ('to cut'), so it originally meant a 'final cutting off'. That's why a judge or referee's decision ends a contest or argument.