Mullin v. Doe · ¶49

We start with the key term “determination,” which may mean several different things. It may be used as a synonym for “decision.” See, e.g., 4 Oxford English Dictionary 548 (def. 2.b) (2d ed. 1989) (a “decision arrived at or promulgated”); Webster’s Third New International Dictionary 616 (def. 4a) (1986) (“the act of deciding definitely and firmly”). The term may also be used to describe the chain of events leading up to a decision. See, e.g., American Heritage Dictionary 359 (def. 1.a) (1981) (the “act of making or arriving at a decision” (emphasis added)); Random House Dictionary of the English Language 541 (def. 1) (2d ed. 1987) (the “act of coming to a decision or of fixing or settling a purpose” (emphasis added)).

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