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Bringing to an end; termination; limit. A speedy determination of that war. Ludlow.

Want of determination; an unsettled or wavering state, as of the mind. Jer. Taylor.

The act of previous determination; a purpose formed beforehand; as, the predetermination of God's will. Hammond.

Determination by one's self; or, determination of one's acts or states without the necessitating force of motives; -- applied to the voluntary or activity.

Indetermination. Sir M. Hale.

The result of public deliberation; the decision or determination of a legislative body, council, court of justice, etc.; a decree, edit, law, judgment, resolve, award; as, an act of Parliament, or of Congress.

A deliberate determination by the judicial power; a judicial decision or sentence. "An adjudication in favor of natural rights." Burke.

h the characteristics of the species or other groups are arranged so as to facilitate the determination of their names.

Judgment by an arbiter; authoritative determination. [Archaic]

Determination; decision; arbitration. The arbitrament of time. Everett. Gladly at this moment would MacIvor have put their quarrel to personal arbitrament. Sir W. Scott.

The hearing and determination of a cause between parties in controversy, by a person or persons chosen by the parties.

Examination and determination; test; as, an assay of bread or wine. [Obs.] This can not be, by no assay of reason. Shak.

urts in every county of England for the purpose of administering justice in the trial and determination of civil and criminal cases; -- usually in the plural. Brande. Wharton. Craig. Burrill.

The determination of the brightness of stars, and also of the sun, moon, and planets. --As`tro*pho`to*met"ric*al (#), a.

A vow or determination. [Archaic]

To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge; as, the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant. To review The wrongful sentence, and award a new. Dryden.

One who awards, or assigns by sentence or judicial determination; a judge.

es which appear of equal force; to waver; to hesitate. He would not balance or err in the determination of his choice. Locke.

hermometer tube, in order to graduate it to a scale of degrees; also, more generally, the determination of the true value of the spaces in any graduated instrument.

authoritative. Now, what solemnity can be more required for the pope to make a cathedral determination of an article! Jer. Taylor.