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| 1. | [ noun ] (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it | |
| Synonyms: | judgment judicial_decision | |
| Related terms: | due_process opinion finding judgment_of_dismissal confession_of_judgment default_judgment judgment_in_personam judgment_in_rem reversal judgment_on_the_merits summary_judgment arbitration non_prosequitur final_judgment affirmation law | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions | |
| Synonyms: | judgment perspicacity sound_judgement sound_judgment | |
| Related terms: | trait objectivity subjectivity | |
| 3. | [ noun ] ability to make good judgments | |
| Synonyms: | sagaciousness judgment discernment sagacity | |
| Related terms: | wisdom common_sense eye discretion injudiciousness serendipity judiciousness | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (psychology) the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions | |
| Synonyms: | judgment judging | |
| Related terms: | decision_making prejudgment estimate | |
| 5. | [ noun ] an opinion formed by judging something | |
| Synonyms: | judgment mind | |
| Examples: | "he was reluctant to make his judgment known" "she changed her mind" |
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| Related terms: | opinion decision | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (law,writing) the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision | |
| Synonyms: | opinion judgment legal_opinion | |
| Examples: | "opinions are usually written by a single judge" |
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| Related terms: | legal_document majority_opinion concurring_opinion obiter_dictum dissenting_opinion fatwah law | |
| 7. | [ noun ] the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event | |
| Synonyms: | judgment assessment | |
| Examples: | "they criticized my judgment of the contestants" |
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| Related terms: | act evaluation estimate adjudication value_judgement logistic_assessment disapproval pronounce | |
| Similar spelling: |
judgment judgmental Judgment_Day judging |
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