Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

split decision

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables: split de-ci-sion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A decision that is not unanimous made by a panel of decision-makers, such as an appellate court.

noun

an outcome in several full-contact combat sports where two of the three judges score for the same fighter as the winner, while the third judge scores for the other fighter.

Example Sentences

"In a four-to-four split decision, with one concurring and four dissenting written opinions, the Second Circuit denied rehearing en banc."
"Fiji assessors find sedition accused not guilty, in split decision. A panel of assessors in Fiji has found 16 people accused of sedition not guilty, in a split majority decision. The verdict was handed down in the Lautoka High Court this afternoon, with three assessors finding the accused not guilty, while two said they were guilty."

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Sports.

Inflected Forms

split decisions (plural)

Questions

What does split decision mean?: A decision that is not unanimous made by a panel of decision-makers, such as an appellate court.

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