decide
verb (used with object)
to solve or conclude (a question, controversy, or struggle) by giving victory to one side.
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So here, you see, a lower court was impudently preparing to try and redecide a cause which had already been decided by its superior, a court of higher authority.
From Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 2 by Mark Twain