decision

Etymology

From Middle French, from Latin dēcīsiō, dēcīsiōnis, from dēcīdō (“to decide”).

noun

1. The act of deciding.
2. A choice or judgement.
   It is the decision of the court that movies are protected as free speech.
   It's a tough decision, but I'll take vanilla.
   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. 2013-06-21, Karen McVeigh, “US rules human genes can't be patented”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 10
3. (uncountable) Firmness of conviction.
   After agonizing deliberations, they finally proceeded with decision.
4. (chiefly combat sports) A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest.
   He has won twice by knockout, once by decision.
5. (baseball) A win or a loss awarded to a pitcher.

verb

1. (boxing) To defeat an opponent by a decision of the judges, rather than by a knockout