Words Related to Decision, Suggestion, and Obligation

Words Related to Decision, Suggestion, and Obligation - Making a Decision 4

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Here you will learn some English words related to making a decision, such as "option", "override", and "pick".
judge
judgenoun

the official in charge of a court who decides on legal matters

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judgmentnoun

the quality of being able to make logical decisions

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judgment callnoun

‌a decision that is solely based on one's own judgment or instinct rather than any clear principle or rule

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judicial reviewnoun

(in the UK) the process in which a court of law can examine an action or decision made by a public body or government department

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jurisdictionnoun

the power or authority of a court of law or an organization to make legal decisions and judgements

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jurisdictionaladjective

relating to an official organization, mainly the court's power and authority to bind the parties to the action

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to [keep|leave] {one's} options openphrase

to not make a decision so that one still has choices in the future

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majority verdictnoun

(law) a decision supported or made by a jury that most of the people, but not all agree with

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to [make] allowances for {sb/sth}phrase

to consider something when doing calculations or making a plan

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miscarriage of justicenoun

(law) a situation in which a court wrongly punishes someone

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to nail downverb

to finally come to an agreement or decision

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to narrow downverb

to decrease the number of possibilities or choices

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negotiableadjective

able to be changed to discussed in order for an agreement to be reached

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no-brainernoun

something such as a decision or question that requires minimal or no mental effort to be made or answered

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of one's own free willphrase

in a way that demonstrates one's capability and independence in decision-making free of any influence or circumstance

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on the horns of a dilemmaphrase

‌in a situation that forces one to choose between two alternatives that both have equally undesirable outcomes

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open verdictnoun

(in the UK) a legal decision that declares the cause of someone's death IS unknown

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optionnoun

something that can or may be chosen from a number of alternatives

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to overrideverb

to change or reject someone's decision, especially by using one's authority

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to overruleverb

to use one's official or political superiority to change or reject a previously made decision

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to overturnverb

to reverse, abolish, or invalidate something, especially a legal decision

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to pick
to pickverb

to choose someone or something out of a group of people or things

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to [pick] and [choose]phrase

‌to choose the most desirable alternative out of the ones available

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to [draw] (lots|straws)phrase

to make a decision solely based on throwing a dice, picking a random paper, etc.

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to pick a winnerphrase

to excel in making decisions that ultimately lead to one's success

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