A choice or judgement.
A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest.
Firmness of conviction.
A win or a loss awarded to a pitcher.
The act of deciding.
To defeat an opponent by a decision of the judges, rather than by a knockout
A logical deduction.
The usage of ergot infested grain to poison animals.
The effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the fungus Claviceps purpurea which infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ergoline-based drugs, consisting of convulsive and gangrenous symptoms.
The plant disease caused by ergot.