Adhimokṣa

Adhimoksha is a Buddhist term that is translated as "interest", "intensified interest", or "decision". It is defined as holding onto a certain form object; its function is not to lose the object.
Within the Buddhist Abhidharma teachings, adhimoksha is identified as follows:

One of the six occasional mental factors within the Theravada Abhidharma teachings
One of the five object-determining mental factors within the Mahayana Abhidharma teachings

Explanation

Theravada

The Visuddhimagga gives the following definition of adhimokkha:
Bhikkhu Bodhi explains:

Mahayana

The Abhidharma-samuccaya states:
Herbert Guenther states: