decision

(dĭ-sĭzh'ən)
n.

1. The passing of judgment on an issue under consideration.
2. The act of reaching a conclusion or making up one's mind.
3. A conclusion or judgment reached or pronounced; a verdict.
4. Firmness of character or action; determination.
5. Sports. A victory won on points in boxing when no knockout has occurred or in wrestling when no fall has occurred.
6. Baseball. A win or loss accorded to a pitcher: has four wins in six decisions.

tr.v. Sports, -sioned, -sion·ing, -sions.
To defeat by a decision, as in boxing: decisioned his opponent in the third round.

[Middle English decisioun, from Old French decision, from Latin dēcīsiō, dēcīsiōn-, curtailment, settlement, from dēcīsus, past participle of dēcīdere, to cut off, decide. See decide.]

decisional de·ci'sion·al adj.

SYNONYMS   decision, conclusion, determination. These nouns denote a position, opinion, or judgment reached after consideration: a decision unfavorable to the opposition; came to the conclusion not to proceed; satisfied with the panel's determination.

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noun

1. A position reached after consideration: conclusion, determination, resolution. See decide/hesitate.
2. Unwavering firmness of character, action, or will: decidedness, decisiveness, determination, firmness, purpose, purposefulness, resoluteness, resolution, resolve, toughness, will, willpower. See certain/uncertain, strong/weak.

n

Definition: conclusion; resolution reached
Antonyms: deferment, deferral, delay, indecision, postponement

n

Definition: strength of mind or will
Antonyms: indecision, indefiniteness, indetermination, procrastination, wavering

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A conclusion reached after an evaluation of facts and law.

As a generic term, decision refers to both administrative and judicial determinations. It includes final judgments, rulings, and interlocutory or provisional orders made by the court pending the outcome of the case. Frequently, a decision is considered the initial step in a rendition by a court of a judgment in an action.

When referring to judicial matters, a decision is not the same as an opinion, although the terms are sometimes used interchangeably. A decision is the pronouncement of the solution of the court or judgment in a case, while an opinion is a statement of the reasons for its determination made by the court.

(DOD) In an estimate of the situation, a clear and concise statement of the line of action intended to be followed by the commander as the one most favorable to the successful accomplishment of the assigned mission.

Quotes:

"When people ask for time, it's always for time to say no. Yes has one more letter in it, but it doesn't take half as long to say." - Edith Wharton

"We have a choice: to plow new ground or let the weeds grow." - Jonathan Westover

"If you're already in a hole, it's no use to continue digging." - Roy W. Walters

"If you've made up your mind you can do something, you're absolutely right. If you've made up your mind you can't do something, you're absolutely right." - Source Unknown

"Whenever I make a bum decision, I go out and make another one." - Harry S. Truman

"Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better than no decision at all." - Brian Tracy

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A choice between a number of possible answers to a question.

• d. analysis — a systematic approach to decision making under conditions of imperfect knowledge; a practical application of probability theory. Used to calculate the optimal strategy from among a series of alternative strategies. May be expressed graphically in the form of a decision tree (below).
• d. making — making a decision can be done in three principal ways and many variations and mixtures of the methods: (1) rote, the decision is made on the basis of a set of rules and no selectivity is required; (2) intuitive, decisions are made on the basis of cerebrally stored information and reasoning systems which permit a fast response. The increasing complexity of veterinary clinical questions increases the probability of error; (3) decision analysis, a means of solving complicated problems by including all of the factors that could possibly affect the outcome of the analysis in a series of sequential questions. This gives each of the factors an opportunity of affecting the outcome. The chance of error by omission can be eliminated but the process is prolonged.
• d. theory — the theoretical basis for decision analysis.
• d. tree — a diagrammatic representation of the possible outcomes and events used in decision analysis. The questions to be asked in an analysis of a question are arranged as a series of nodes each with a yes and no branch, creating an arborization effect. The sequential steps proceed with each step depending on the decision made in the preceding step.

For a list of words related to decision, see:

• Decisions, Judgments, and Conditions - decision: verdict or determination in case
• Baseball - decision: a win or a loss credited/charged to the pitcher’s record
• Boxing and Wrestling
• Judgments and Critiques - decision: resolution reached after consideration; conclusion, judgment

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Common misspelling(s) of decision

• descision

Dansk (Danish)
n. - afgørelse, beslutning, dom, beslutsomhed

Nederlands (Dutch)
beslissing, besluit (vaardig- heid), uitslag, overwinning op punten (bij boksen)

Français (French)
n. - décision, (Jur) jugement, arrêt, résolution, fermeté

Deutsch (German)
n. - Entscheidung, Beschluß, Entschlossenheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απόφαση, κρίση

Italiano (Italian)
decisione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - decisão (f)

Русский (Russian)
решение

Español (Spanish)
n. - decisión, determinación, resolución, fallo, juicio, firmeza, resultado final, victoria por puntos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - beslut, avgörande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
决定, 决断力, 决心

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 決定, 決斷力, 決心

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 결심, 해결, 판결(문)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 決定, 決意, 決断力, 判決, 決議, 決心

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قرار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮החלטה, החלטיות‬

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