English → Latin
“decision” in Latin
dījūdicātiōjudging, deciding, determiningdisceptātiōdispute, disputation, debate, discussioniūdiciumjudgment, decision; opinion; trialsententiaa way of thinking, view, opinion, judgement or sentence; a purpose, intention, will (one's thinking in respect to the fuarbitriumthe decision of an arbiter, arbitration; judgement, decision, opinion; discretion, liberal decision; arbitrary decision,mōmentummovement, motion, impulse; course; change, revolution, movement, disturbance; particle, part, pointcōnstōto stand together; to stand still; to remain the same; stand firm; to agree, correspond, fitcōnfirmōto make firm, establish, re-establish, strengthen, fortify, mature, confirm; to encourage, animate, embolden; persuade;
The English word decision itself goes back to Latin dēcīdō, through dēcīsiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
decision
dijudicatio; disceptatio (as an act): judicium; sententia (as a sentence pronounced): arbitrium (the decision of an umpire): momentum (ῥοπή, a decisive turn): to leave to anybody’s decision, alicujus arbitrio permittere: to bring to a decision, momentum afferre ad aliquid; momentum facere alicui rei, or in aliqua re (of things that have an important bearing on the result).
Unwavering firmness, animi fortitudo: constantia: animus certus or confirmatus (firmness): animi praesentia: animus praesens (quickness in deciding). Vid: To DECIDE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for decision?
- The usual Latin words for “decision” are dījūdicātiō, disceptātiō, iūdicium; also sententia, arbitrium, mōmentum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.