split decision
a decision of a bout on whose outcome the referee and judges did not unanimously agree.
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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.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTBut as to whether Ravi did what he did intentionally to harass Clementi for being gay, the jury rendered a split decision.
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 | THE DAILY BEAST
But the rejection of the individual mandate makes the vote a split decision in the Buckeye State.
British Dictionary definitions for split decision
boxing the award of a fight on a majority verdict of the judges as opposed to a unanimous decision
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