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noun
1.
an act or instance of judging.
2.
3.
the demonstration or exercise of such ability or capacity: The major was decorated for the judgment he showed under fire.
4.
the forming of an opinion, estimate, notion, or conclusion, as from circumstances presented to the mind: Our judgment as to the cause of his failure must rest on the evidence.
5.
EXPANDthe opinion formed: He regretted his hasty judgment.
6.
Law.
a.
a judicial decision given by a judge or court.
b.
the obligation, especially a debt, arising from a judicial decision.
c.
the certificate embodying such a decision and issued against the obligor, especially a debtor.
7.
a misfortune regarded as inflicted by divine sentence, as for sin.
8.
COLLAPSE(usually initial capital letter
) Also called Last Judgment, Final Judgment. the final trial of all people, both the living and dead, at the end of the world.
) Also called Last Judgment, Final Judgment. the final trial of all people, both the living and dead, at the end of the world.Also, especially British, judge·ment.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English jug(g)ement < Old French jugement, equivalent to juge- (stem of jugier to judge) + -ment -ment
1250–1300; Middle English jug(g)ement < Old French jugement, equivalent to juge- (stem of jugier to judge) + -ment -ment
Related forms
in·ter·judg·ment, noun
re·judg·ment, noun
Synonyms
1. determination. 2. discrimination, discernment, perspicacity; sagacity, wisdom, intelligence, prudence. 6a. verdict, decree.
1. determination. 2. discrimination, discernment, perspicacity; sagacity, wisdom, intelligence, prudence. 6a. verdict, decree.
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Example Sentences
- When a judge passes down a poor judgment, we don't blame the letter of the law.
- Their clinical judgment must certainly be well beyond any reasonable doubt.
- The judgment of the wise is, like gold, distinguished for its superior weight.
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Word Origin & History
judgment
early 13c., "a pronunciation of an opinion, criticism," from O.Fr. jugement (11c.), from jugier (see judge). Meaning "any authoritative decision" is from early 14c. (the Doomsday sense, "trial of moral beings by God," is mid-14c.); meaning "the forming of an opinion" is from
EXPANDlate 14c. Sense of "discernment" is first recorded 1530s.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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