Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Decision

Decision , noun

[Latin decisio, from decīdere, decisum: compare French décision. See Decide.]

1.
Cutting off; division; detachment of a part. [Obsolete] — Bp. Pearson
2.
The act of deciding; act of settling or terminating, as a controversy, by giving judgment on the matter at issue; determination, as of a question or doubt; settlement; conclusion.
The decision of some dispute. — Atterbury
3.
An account or report of a conclusion, especially of a legal adjudication or judicial determination of a question or cause; as, a decision of arbitrators; a decision of the Supreme Court.
4.
The quality of being decided; prompt and fixed determination; unwavering firmness; as, to manifest great decision.