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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.

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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.

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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.

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arrive at a decision

 and reach a decision

to make a decision; decide. Have you arrived at a decision yet? We will reach a decision tomorrow.

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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.

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