1 firmness of purpose; resoluteness.
2 the process of deciding, determining, or calculating.
3 a the conclusion of a dispute by the decision of an arbitrator. b the decision reached.
4 Law the cessation of an estate or interest.
5 Law a judicial decision or sentence.
6 archaic a tendency to move in a fixed direction.
Etymology: ME (in sense 4) f. OF f. L determinatio -onis (as DETERMINE)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.