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noun Boxing.

a decision of a bout on whose outcome the referee and judges did not unanimously agree.

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Origin of split decision

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby split decision

splinter group, splintery, split, split-brain, split cane, split decision, split-dollar insurance, split end, split-fingered fastball, split flap, split hairs

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How to use split decision in a sentence

However, the most likely outcome in both may be a split decision.
Could Democrats Win Full Control Of More State Governments Than Republicans?|Nathaniel Rakich (nathaniel.rakich@fivethirtyeight.com)|October 20, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
“After an Emotional Finale, Team Obama Fears a Split Decision,” at New York Magazine.
The Independent Rundown, November 6|Matthew DeLuca|November 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Brad Blakeman, a former aide to George W. Bush, expects a split decision from the court.
Democrats, Republicans Mobilize for Adverse Supreme Court Ruling on Obamacare|Eleanor Clift|June 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But as to whether Ravi did what he did intentionally to harass Clementi for being gay, the jury rendered a split decision.
Jury Did the Right Thing in Ravi Case|Jay Michaelson|March 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are headed for a split decision on what used to be a decisive day.
Republicans Face a Not-So-Super Tuesday as Nomination Battle Drags On|Howard Kurtz|March 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But the rejection of the individual mandate makes the vote a split decision in the Buckeye State.
Election Day Backlash|John Avlon|November 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for split decision

split decision

noun

boxing the award of a fight on a majority verdict of the judges as opposed to a unanimous decision

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