Decide
Decide verb - To come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Alice's lawyers decide that Alice denies murder, but will plead guilty to manslaughter by provocation.
Source: Manslaughter Provocation - One of Gao's men can plead for mercy on the basis that he'd be killed if he returned to Gao (although it's up to the player to decide whether to spare him).
Source: You Have Failed Me -
Refuge in Audacity: When some of the Tanuki decide to go public on TV to plead their case to save their habitat.
Source: Anime / Pom Poko
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