decision vs decree

decision

noun
  • Firmness of conviction. 

  • A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest. 

  • A choice or judgement. 

  • A win or a loss awarded to a pitcher. 

  • The act of deciding. 

verb
  • To defeat an opponent by a decision of the judges, rather than by a knockout 

decree

noun
  • The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate. 

  • An edict or law. 

  • A predetermination made by God; an act of providence. 

  • The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity. 

verb
  • To command by a decree. 

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