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81decide — de·cide vb de·cid·ed, de·cid·ing vt: to determine (as a case or issue) by making a decision (as a final judgment): adjudicate (1, 2) compare find, hold vi: to make a decision …
82judge — 1 / jəj/ vb judged, judg·ing [Old French jugier, from Latin judicare, from judic judex judge, from jus right, law + dicere to decide, say] vt 1: to hear and decide (as a litigated question) in a court of justice judge a case 2: to pronounce after …
83settle — set·tle vb set·tled, set·tling vt 1: to resolve conclusively settle a question of law 2: to establish or secure permanently a settled legal principle 3 …
84Sicilian Mafia — Mafia redirects here. For other uses, see Mafia (disambiguation). Sketch of the 1901 maxi trial of suspected mafiosi in Palermo. From the newspaper L Ora, May 1901 The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a criminal syndicate that emerged in the… …
85negotiate — ne·go·ti·ate /ni gō shē ˌāt/ vb at·ed, at·ing vi: to confer with another so as to settle some matter vt 1: to bring about through conference, discussion, and agreement or compromise negotiate a contract 2 a: to transfer (as an instrument) to… …
86mediate — I verb adjust, adjust difficulties, arbitrate, arrange differences, bring to an understanding, bring to terms, bring together, compromise, conciliate, effect an agreement, intercede, interfere, intervene, moderate, negotiate, pacem conciliare,… …
87reconcile — rec·on·cile / re kən ˌsīl/ vb ciled, cil·ing vt 1 a: to restore to harmony reconciled the parties reconciled the marriage b: to bring to resolution …
88arrange — I (methodize) verb adapt, adjust, allocate, apportion, bring into order, bring to terms, collocate, come to an agreement, come to terms, componere, constituere, coordinate, determine, devise, digerere, direct, fix, fix the order, group, manage,… …
89intercede — I verb act as agent, act as go between, act as mediator, arbitrate, bring into harmony, bring to an understanding, bring to terms, bring together, compose differences, conciliate, deprecari, interfere, intermeddle, intermediate, interpose,… …
90mediate — me‧di‧ate [ˈmiːdieɪt] verb [intransitive, transitive] to try to end an argument between two people or groups by talking to both sides and encouraging them to reach an agreement: • He was asked to mediate a labor dispute. mediate between • an… …
