decision
/dɪˈsɪʒn̩/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.09 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest.
Countable; Uncountable
verb
To defeat an opponent by a decision of the judges, rather than by a knockout
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "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."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *kh₂eyd-, -, dēcīsiō