n.
act of deciding
1) to arrive at, make, reach, take ( BE ) a ~
2) ( esp. legal) to affirm; appeal; hand down ( AE ), render a ~
3) ( esp. legal) to overrule, reverse a ~
4) to reconsider a ~
5) an arbitrary; clear-cut; crucial; ethical; fair, just; favorable; final; firm; hasty, rash, snap; irreversible, irrevocable; landmark; momentous; unfair; unfavorable ~
6) a court; split ('divided') ~
7) a ~ about, on
8) a ~ to + inf. (we made the ~ to accept their offer)
9) the ~ that + clause (we applauded the ~ that taxes would be cut)
decisiveness
firmness
10) to lack ~
11) of ~ (a man, woman of ~)