split decision

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   a boxing decision in which the judges are not unanimous

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Questions about split decision

What does split decision mean?

split decision means "a boxing decision in which the judges are not unanimous".

Is split decision a common word?

split decision is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.