decision
determination conclusion | the act of making up your mind about something, the burden of decision was his, he drew his conclusions quickly |
| trap block | (American football) an illegal block |
mousetrap
trap play | (American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated |
judgment
judgement
judicial decision | (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it |
final judgment
final decision | a judgment disposing of the case before the court, after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment |
| Bakke decision | a ruling by the Supreme Court on affirmative action, the Court ruled in that medical schools are entitled to consider race as a factor in their admission policy |
ambush
ambuscade
lying in wait
trap | the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise |
| trap-door spider | American spider that constructs a silk-lined nest with a hinged lid |
bunker
sand trap
trap | a hazard on a golf course |
land mine
ground-emplaced mine
booby trap | an explosive mine hidden underground, explodes when stepped on or driven over |
| steel trap | a trap made of steel with a strong spring and sharp toothlike projections to hold the prey |
suntrap
solar trap | a terrace or garden oriented to take advantage of the sun while protected from cold winds |
| trap | a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned |
| trap | a light two-wheeled carriage |
| trap | a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters |
| trap | drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas |
| trap-and-drain auger | a plumber's snake for clearing a trap and drain |
| trap door | a hinged or sliding door in a floor or ceiling |
decisiveness
decision | the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose, a man of unusual decisiveness |
trap
cakehole
hole
maw
yap
gob | informal terms for the mouth |
| steel trap | an acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well-known sharpness of steel traps), he's as sharp as a steel trap, a mind like a steel trap |
pitfall
booby trap | an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty |
decision making
deciding | the cognitive process of reaching a decision, a good executive must be good at decision making |
trap
snare | something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares, the exam was full of trap questions, it was all a snare and delusion |
| iron trap | a trap from which there is no escape |
| speed trap | a trap arranged on a roadway for catching speeders |
decision
determination
conclusion | a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration, a decision unfavorable to the opposition, his conclusion took the evidence into account, satisfied with the panel's determination |
| decision table | a table of all contingencies and the actions to be taken for each |
| decision | the outcome of a game or contest, the team dropped three decisions in a row |
| decision | (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred, had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent |
| split decision | a boxing decision in which the judges are not unanimous |
| trap line | a line or series of traps |
administrator
decision maker | someone who administers a business |
| poverty trap | a situation in which an increase in income results in a loss of benefits so that you are no better off |
trap pin immobilize
immobilise | to hold fast or prevent from moving, The child was pinned under the fallen tree |
trap
entrap
snare
ensnare
trammel | catch in or as if in a trap, The men trap foxes |
| trap | hold or catch as if in a trap, The gaps between the teeth trap food particles |
trap
pin down | place in a confining or embarrassing position, He was trapped in a difficult situation |