"split decision" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: split decisions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} split decision (plural split decisions)
  1. A decision that is not unanimous made by a panel of decision-makers, such as an appellate court.
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  2. (competitive fighting) an outcome in several full-contact combat sports where two of the three judges score for the same fighter as the winner, while the third judge scores for the other fighter. Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-split_decision-en-noun-VXRXfWzP Disambiguation of Sports: 24 76 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 53 47

Inflected forms

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