| adjudicate |
to act as a judge; make a decision judicially. [1/2 definitions] |
| advice |
remarks or an opinion offered as help in making a decision or in choosing a course of action; counsel. |
| agree |
to reach a mutual decision or understanding (often fol. by "on" or "as to"). [1/6 definitions] |
| appellate jurisdiction |
the power of a court to review rulings made by a lower court and potentially change the outcomes of a lower court's decision. |
| arbitrate |
to submit an issue or dispute for settlement or decision by arbitration. [1/4 definitions] |
| arbitration |
the consideration and decision of an issue or dispute by an arbiter. [1/2 definitions] |
| artificial intelligence |
research in and development of computer programs that imitate human thought processes such as reasoning or decision-making. |
| award |
to give on the basis of a legal decision, as a damage payment or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| ballot |
to elicit a decision from (voters) by ballot. [1/6 definitions] |
| beatification |
in the Roman Catholic Church, the process of determining whether a deceased person should be declared to be in heaven and therefore deserving of special honor, or the final decision and declaration that this is so. [1/2 definitions] |
| be sorry |
to suffer the consequences; come to regret one's earlier action or decision. |
| change one's mind |
to change one's decision or one's opinion. |
| choose |
to make a decision or selection. [1/4 definitions] |
| close |
narrow, as of a decision. [1/23 definitions] |
| conclusion |
a final decision. [1/5 definitions] |
| conclusive |
serving to reach a final answer or decision, or to settle. |
| conflicted |
having feelings about something that contradict one another, often making it difficult to make a decision. |
| consideration |
a factor that must be taken into account in making a decision. [1/3 definitions] |
| crossroad |
(often pl., but used with a sing. verb) a crucial point of decision. [1/2 definitions] |
| decree |
an official and authoritative order or decision, esp. by a ruler or government. [1/3 definitions] |
| deficiency judgment |
a judicial decision in favor of a creditor for that part of a debt not satisfied by the debtor, esp. following the foreclosure and sale of a mortgage property. |