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To be undecided, or in process of adjustment.

The quality or state of being undecided, or in continuance; suspense; as, the pendency of a suit. Ayliffe.

Not yet decided; in continuance; in suspense; as, a pending suit.

Positive in opinion or judgment; decided; dictatorial; dogmatical. Be not too positive and peremptory. Bacon. Briefly, then, for we are peremptory. Shak.

To judge before hearing, or before full and sufficient examination; to decide or sentence by anticipation; to condemn beforehand. The committee of council hath prejudged the whole case, by calling the united sense of both houses of Parliament" a universal clamor." Swift.

Of or pertaining to the determination of some matter not previously decided; as, a prejudical inquiry or action at law.

To cause to prefer; to incline; to decide. [Obs.] The desire to spare Christian blood preponderates him for peace. Fuller.

Strongly marked; decided, as in manners, etc.

Strongly marked; unequivocal; decided.

Having a decided purpose; determined; resolved; fixed in a determination; hence, bold; firm; steady. Edward is at hand, Ready to fight; therefore be resolute. Shak.

To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind; to fix; to settle; as, he was resolved by an unexpected event.

Resolutely; decidedly; firmly. Grew.

n. Addison. To rest with, to be in the power of; to depend upon; as, it rests with him to decide.

To lay down and settle a rule or order of court; to decide an incidental point; to enter a rule. Burril. Bouvier.

specially by the Chinese. It is allied to the common otter, but is larger, with feet more decidedly webbed. Sea-otter's cabbage (Bot.), a gigantic kelp of the Pacific Ocean (Nereocystis Lutkeana). See Nereocystis.

judgments to express an opinion in reference to the law on some point not necessary to be decided, and not intended to be definitely settled in the cause.

the end of the tenth game the score is a tie, the set is usually called a deuce set, and decided by an application of the rules for playing off deuce in a game. See Deuce.

That which settles or finishes; hence, a blow, etc., which settles or decides a contest. [Colloq.]

In an irresolute, undecided, or hesitating manner. I am somewhat dainty in making a resolution, because when I make it, I keep it; I don't stand shill-I-shall-I then; if I say 't, I'll do 't. Congreve.

ompanions, or associates; single-handed; as, to attack another singly. At omber singly to decide their doom. Pope.