split decision
noun Boxing.
a decision of a bout on whose outcome the referee and judges did not unanimously agree.
Origin of split decision
First recorded in 1945–50
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British Dictionary definitions for split decision
split decision
noun
boxing
the award of a fight on a majority verdict of the judges as opposed to a unanimous decision