Meaning of decision | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act of deciding.
   countable, uncountable
2. To defeat by a decision, as in boxing: decisioned his opponent in the third round.
3. A choice or judgement.
   countable, uncountable
4. Official verdict to determine the winner.
5. Firmness of conviction.
   uncountable
6. the act of deciding; a judgement. a time/moment of decision; I think you made the wrong decision. beslissing, uitspraak, besluit قَرار решение decisão rozhodnutí die Entscheidung beslutning; afgørelse απόφασηdecisión otsus تصمیم؛ قصد päätös décisionהחלטה, הכרעה निर्णय odluka döntés keputusan ákvörðun decisione 決定 결정 sprendimas lēmums; spriedums keputusan besluit, beslissingavgjørelse, beslutning, kjennelsedecyzja فيصله، قضاوت ، ټينګار، تصميم decisão decizie, hotă­râre решение rozhodnutie odlo...
7. A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest.
   countable, uncountable
8. decisión, resolución.
9. A win or a loss awarded to a pitcher.
   countable, uncountable
10. A conclusion or judgment reached after consideration: Have you come to a decision yet?
11. The act of reaching a conclusion or of passing of judgment on an issue under consideration: The judges' decision is taking a long time.
12. Firmness of character or action; determination: Is he a man of decision?
13. Sports A victory won on points in boxing when no knockout has occurred or in wrestling when no fall has occurred.
    Sports
14. Baseball A win or loss accorded to a pitcher: has four wins in six decisions.
    Baseball
15. a judgment, conclusion, or resolution reached or given; verdict

Equivalents

Examples

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

“His life has always been filled with big decisions.”

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

“I told him about my decision to leave forever.”

“The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.”

“After agonizing deliberations, they finally proceeded with decision.”

“He has won twice by knockout, once by decision.”

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