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abide by a decision
To accept, follow, and comply with a decision, especially that which is handed down by a judge. Though it stings my dignity, I have to abide by the court's decision to not allow me to drive a car for the next 12 months.
landmark decision
A legal decision that sets a precedent for how similar cases are to be resolved in the future. Review that landmark decision—it should help us to build our case.
make a decision
To decide; to choose something. What do you want for dinner? I need you to make a decision so that I can start cooking.
arrive at a decision
and reach a decisionto make a decision; decide. Have you arrived at a decision yet? We will reach a decision tomorrow.
eleventh-hour decision
Fig. a decision made very late in a process, or at the last possible moment. Eleventh-hour decisions are seldom satisfactory. The president's eleventh-hour decision was made in a great hurry, but it turned out to be correct.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Terese | | te-RES (Swedish) | Basque, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
Meical | | - | Welsh |
Hieu | | - | Biblical Latin |
Sharifah | | - | Arabic, Malay |
Urbana | | oor-BAH-nah | Italian |
ThuẦN | | - | Vietnamese |