judgment

judgment: judg|ment

W2 also judgement BrE [ˈdʒʌdʒmənt] n

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1¦(opinion)¦

2¦(ability to decide)¦

3¦(law)¦

4 a judgment (on somebody/something)

5 judgment call

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1.) ¦(OPINION)¦ [U and C]

an opinion that you form, especially after thinking carefully about something

▪ It's too soon to make a judgment about what the outcome will be.

▪ In my judgment, we should accept his offer.

pass judgment (on sth)

(=give your opinion, especially a negative one)

▪ Our aim is to help him, not to pass judgment on what he has done.

▪ I'd advise you to reserve judgment (=not decide your opinion before you have all the facts) .

against your better judgment

(=even though you do not think it is a sensible thing to do)

▪ I lent him the money, against my better judgment.

2.) ¦(ABILITY TO DECIDE)¦[U]

the ability to make sensible decisions about what to do and when to do it

▪ I've known him for years and I trust his judgment.

professional/personal etc judgment

▪ The minister showed a lack of political judgment.

▪ a decision based on sound judgment (=good judgment)

▪ Watch carefully and use your judgment .

→error of judgment at ↑error

3.) ¦(LAW)¦ [U and C]

an official decision given by a judge or a court of law

▪ The company were fined £6 million, following a recent court judgment .

4.) a judgment (on sb/sth)

formal something bad that happens to someone and seems like a punishment for the things they have done wrong

5.) judgment call

AmE informal a decision you have to make yourself because there are no fixed rules in a situation

→↑last judgment, ↑value judgment,sit in judgment at ↑sit(10)

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judgment — judg·ment also judge·ment / jəj mənt/ n 1 a: a formal decision or determination on a matter or case by a court; esp: final judgment in this entry compare dictum, disposition … Law dictionary
Judgment — Judg ment, n. [OE. jugement, F. jugement, LL. judicamentum, fr. L. judicare. See {Judge}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of judging; the operation of the mind, involving comparison and discrimination, by which a knowledge of the values and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
judgment — UK [ˈdʒʌdʒmənt] / US or judgement UK / US noun Word forms judgment : singular judgment plural judgments ** 1) [countable/uncountable] an opinion that you have after thinking carefully about something judgment about: It is still too soon to form a … English dictionary
Judgment! — Studioalbum von Andrew Hill Veröffentlichung 1964 Label Blue Note … Deutsch Wikipedia
judgment — (n.) mid 13c., action of trying at law, trial, also capacity for making decisions, from O.Fr. jugement legal judgment; diagnosis; the Last Judgment (11c.), from jugier (see JUDGE (Cf. judge) (v.)). From late 13c. as penalty imposed by a court;… … Etymology dictionary
judgment n.o.v. — judgment n.o.v. judgment n.o.v. abbr [Medieval Latin n on o bstante v eredicto]judgment notwithstanding the verdict Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
judgment — [n1] common sense acumen, acuteness, apprehension, astuteness, awareness, brains, capacity, comprehension, discernment, discrimination, experience, genius, grasp, incisiveness, ingenuity, intelligence, intuition, keenness, knowledge, mentality,… … New thesaurus
judgment — [juj′mənt] n. [ME jugement < OFr < ML judicamentum < L judicare: see JUDGE, vt. vi.] 1. the act of judging; deciding 2. a legal decision; order, decree, or sentence given by a judge or law court 3. a) a debt or other obligation resulting … English World dictionary
judgment — A formal decision, sentence or Order of a Court of Justice. (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 … Glossary of Bankruptcy
judgment — 1 conclusion, deduction, inference (see under INFER) Analogous words: decision, determination, ruling (see corresponding verbs at DECIDE): *opinion, conviction, persuasion, view, belief 2 *sense, wisdom, gumption Analogous words: intelligence,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
judgment — A sense of knowledge sufficient to comprehend nature of transaction. Thomas v. Young, 57 App. D.C. 282, 22 F.2d 588, 590. An opinion or estimate. McClung Const. Co. v. Muncy, Tex.Civ.App., 65 S.W.2d 786, 790. The formation of an opinion or notion … Black's law dictionary

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