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judg·ment
also judge·ment (jŭj′mənt)n.
1.
a. The act or process of judging; the formation of an opinion after consideration or deliberation.
b. An opinion or estimate formed after consideration or deliberation, especially a formal or authoritative decision: awaited the judgment of the umpire.
2.
a. The mental ability to perceive and distinguish relationships; discernment: Fatigue may affect a pilot's judgment of distances.
b. The capacity to form an opinion by distinguishing and evaluating: His judgment of fine music is impeccable.
c. The capacity to assess situations or circumstances and draw sound conclusions; good sense: She showed good judgment in saving her money. See Synonyms at reason.
3. Law
a. A determination of a court of law; a judicial decision.
b. A court decision establishing that an obligation is owed, such as a debt.
4. A misfortune believed to be sent by God as punishment for sin.
5. Judgment The Last Judgment.
[Middle English jugement, from Old French, from jugier, to judge, from Latin iūdicāre; see judge.]
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judgment
(ˈdʒʌdʒmənt) orjudgement
n
1. the faculty of being able to make critical distinctions and achieve a balanced viewpoint; discernment
2. (Law)
a. the decision or verdict pronounced by a court of law
b. an obligation arising as a result of such a decision or verdict, such as a debt
c. the document recording such a decision or verdict
d. (as modifier): a judgment debtor.
3. the formal decision of one or more judges at a contest or competition
4. a particular decision or opinion formed in a case in dispute or doubt
5. an estimation: a good judgment of distance.
6. criticism or censure
7. (Logic) logic
a. the act of establishing a relation between two or more terms, esp as an affirmation or denial
b. the expression of such a relation
8. against one's better judgment contrary to a more appropriate or preferred course of action
9. (Law) sit in judgment
a. to preside as judge
b. to assume the position of critic
10. (Law) to preside as judge
11. to assume the position of critic
12. in someone's judgment in someone's opinion
Judgment
(ˈdʒʌdʒmənt)n
1. (Theology) the estimate by God of the ultimate worthiness or unworthiness of the individual (the Particular Judgment) or of all mankind (the General Judgment or Last Judgment)
2. (Theology) God's subsequent decision determining the final destinies of all individuals
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judg•ment
(ˈdʒʌdʒ mənt)n.
1. an act or instance of judging.
2. the ability to judge, make a decision, or form an opinion objectively or wisely; good sense; discernment.
3. the demonstration or exercise of such capacity.
4. the forming of an opinion, estimate, notion, or conclusion, as from circumstances presented to the mind.
5. the opinion formed.
6.
a. a judicial decision given by a judge or court.
b. the obligation, esp. a debt, arising from a judicial decision.
c. the certificate embodying such a decision.
7. a misfortune regarded as inflicted by divine sentence, as for sin.
8. (usu. cap.) Last Judgment.
Also, esp. Brit., judge′ment. [1250–1300; < Old French jugement]
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judgment
The official determination by a court of the rights and claims of the parties to a lawsuit litigated before it.
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| Noun | 1. | judgment - an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind" conclusion, decision, determination - a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination" opinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought, view - a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" |
| 2. |  judgment - the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"justice - judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments adjudication - the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented disapproval - the act of disapproving or condemning evaluation, rating - act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of estimate, estimation - a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is innocent" logistic assessment - a judgment of the logistic support required for some particular military operation value judgement, value judgment - an assessment that reveals more about the values of the person making the assessment than about the reality of what is assessed | |
| 3. | judgment - (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it due process, due process of law - (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards reversal - a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside affirmation - a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand cognovit judgement, cognovit judgment, confession of judgement, confession of judgment - a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings default judgement, default judgment, judgement by default, judgment by default - a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court) non pros, non prosequitur - a judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued his action (e.g., has not appeared in court) final decision, final judgment - a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment judgement in personam, judgment in personam, personal judgement, personal judgment - a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages judgement in rem, judgment in rem - a judgment pronounced on the status of some particular subject or property or thing (as opposed to one pronounced on persons) dismissal, judgement of dismissal, judgment of dismissal - a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial judgement on the merits, judgment on the merits - judgment rendered through analysis and adjudication of the factual issues presented judgement on the pleadings, judgment on the pleadings, summary judgement, summary judgment - a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law arbitrament, arbitrement, arbitration - the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment; "they submitted their disagreement to arbitration" finding - the decision of a court on issues of fact or law law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| 4. |  judgment - the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusionsdeciding, decision making - the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making" prejudgement, prejudgment - a judgment reached before the evidence is available | |
| 5. |  judgment - the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge"legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right concurring opinion - an opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge's reasoning dissenting opinion - an opinion that disagrees with the court's disposition of the case majority opinion - the opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as `the opinion') fatwah - (Islam) a legal opinion or ruling issued by an Islamic scholar; "bin Laden issued three fatwahs calling upon Muslims to take up arms against the United States" dictum, obiter dictum - an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| 6. |  judgment - the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusionstrait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature objectiveness, objectivity - judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices subjectiveness, subjectivity - judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts | |
| 7. | judgment - the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations eye - good discernment (either visually or as if visually); "she has an eye for fresh talent"; "he has an artist's eye" common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, mother wit, sense - sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away" judiciousness - good judgment circumspection, discreetness, discretion, prudence - knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion" indiscreetness, injudiciousness - lacking good judgment |
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judgment
noun
1. opinion, view, estimate, belief, assessment, conviction, diagnosis, valuation, deduction, appraisal In your judgement, what has changed over the past few years?
2. verdict, finding, result, ruling, decision, sentence, conclusion, determination, decree, order, arbitration, adjudication, pronouncement The Court is expected to give its judgement within the next ten days.
3. sense, common sense, good sense, judiciousness, reason, understanding, taste, intelligence, smarts (slang, chiefly U.S.), discrimination, perception, awareness, wisdom, wit, penetration, prudence, sharpness, acumen, shrewdness, discernment, perspicacity, sagacity, astuteness, percipience Publication of the information was a serious error in judgement.
against your better judgment reluctantly, grudgingly, unwillingly, with reservation, in spite of yourself Against my better judgement, I agreed.
Quotations
"'Tis with our judgments as our watches: none"
"Go just alike, yet each believes his own" [Alexander Pope Essay on Criticism]
"'Tis with our judgments as our watches: none"
"Go just alike, yet each believes his own" [Alexander Pope Essay on Criticism]
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judgment
also judgementnoun
1. A position arrived at by reasoning from premises or general principles:
2. The ability to make sensible decisions:
Informal: gumption, horse sense.
3. The act or result of judging the worth or value of something or someone:
4. An authoritative or official decision, especially one made by a court:
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judgment
[ˈdʒʌdʒmənt]A. N
1. (Jur) (= decision) → sentencia f, fallo m; (= act) → juicio m
it's a judgment on you → es un castigo
to pass or pronounce judgment (on sb/sth) (Jur) → pronunciar or dictar sentencia (sobre algn/en algo), emitir un fallo (sobre algn/algo) (fig) → emitir un juicio crítico (sobre algn/algo), dictaminar (sobre algn/algo)
to sit in judgment on sb → decidir sobre la culpabilidad de algn
to sit in judgment on sth → juzgar algo
Last Judgment → Juicio m Final
it's a judgment on you → es un castigo
to pass or pronounce judgment (on sb/sth) (Jur) → pronunciar or dictar sentencia (sobre algn/en algo), emitir un fallo (sobre algn/algo) (fig) → emitir un juicio crítico (sobre algn/algo), dictaminar (sobre algn/algo)
to sit in judgment on sb → decidir sobre la culpabilidad de algn
to sit in judgment on sth → juzgar algo
Last Judgment → Juicio m Final
3. (= understanding) → juicio m, criterio m
in my judgment → a mi juicio
to the best of my judgment → según mi leal saber y entender
against my better judgment → a pesar mío
to have good or sound judgment → tener buen juicio, tener buen criterio
she showed excellent judgment in choosing the colour scheme → demostró tener buen gusto al escoger la combinación de colores
see also colour B3
in my judgment → a mi juicio
to the best of my judgment → según mi leal saber y entender
against my better judgment → a pesar mío
to have good or sound judgment → tener buen juicio, tener buen criterio
she showed excellent judgment in choosing the colour scheme → demostró tener buen gusto al escoger la combinación de colores
see also colour B3
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judge
(dʒadʒ) verb1. to hear and try (cases) in a court of law. Who will be judging this murder case?juzgar
2. to decide which is the best in a competition etc. Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show? hacer de jurado
3. to consider and form an idea of; to estimate. You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.juzgar
4. to criticize for doing wrong. We have no right to judge him – we might have done the same thing ourselves.juzgar
noun1. a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court. The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.juez
2. a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc. The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.jurado
3. a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is. He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.conocedor, entendido
ˈjudg(e)ment noun1. the decision of a judge in a court of law. It looked as if he might be acquitted but the judgement went against him.juicio, sentencia, fallo
2. the act of judging or estimating. Faulty judgement in overtaking is a common cause of traffic accidents.juicio, parecer, criterio
3. the ability to make right or sensible decisions. You showed good judgement in choosing this method.juicio
judging from / to judge from if one can use (something) as an indication. Judging from the sky, there'll be a storm soon. a juzgar por
pass judgement (on) to criticize or condemn. Do not pass judgement (on others) unless you are perfect yourself. pronunciar sentencia sobre
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