determination Copy link Outline I. The act of marking out by boundaries1. dēfīnītio2. termĭnātio3. līmĭtātioII. A judicial decisionIII. A decision of the mind1. consĭlium2. inductio (deliberate)3. instĭtūtum4. vŏluntas (esp. in combination with some word denoting the mind)5. mens, ntis, f. (in certain phr.6. sententia (way of thinking, resolution)7. certum (with est, and dat. of person)8. dēcrētumIV. In abstr. sense, resolution, firmnessV. The act of directing to an end • determination: I. The act of marking out by boundaries: 1. dēfīnītio: Cic. 2. termĭnātio: Inscr. ap. Grut. 3. līmĭtātio: Col. II. A judicial decision: jūdĭcium, disceptātio, arbitrium: v. judgment, decision. III. A decision of the mind: 1. consĭlium: my d. is to do so, consilium est ita facere, Cic.: v. design. 2. inductio (deliberate): to depend upon the d. of the will, in quadam animi inductione atque voluntate positum esse, Cic. 3. instĭtūtum: v. plan, purpose. 4. vŏluntas (esp. in combination with some word denoting the mind): v. supr. (2): to arrive at this d., hanc mentem v.que suscipere, Cic. 5. mens, ntis, f. (in certain phr.: v. preced. ex.): the gods inspired me with this d., dii me in hanc m. impulerunt, hanc mihi m. injecerunt, dederunt, Cic. 6. sententia (way of thinking, resolution): if one's d. be to defend honour, si honestatem tueri sententia est, Cic.: v. opinion. 7. certum (with est, and dat. of person): it is my deliberate d. to say, etc., (mihi) c. est deliberatumque dicere, etc., Cic.: it is (his) obstinate d., c. atque obstinatum est (ei), Liv.: Ter.: Pl. 8. dēcrētum: only of the d. of official persons or bodies: v. decision. See also purpose, design. IV. In abstr. sense, resolution, firmness: animi firmitas, constantia; tenax propositi mens: v. firmness, decision. V. The act of directing to an end: Phr.: the d. of the will, *inductio voluntatis, cf. supr. (III. 2): or as purely philos. t. t.: *determinatio voluntatis.