judgment
pronunciation
How to pronounce judgment in British English:
UK ['dʒʌdʒmənt]
How to pronounce judgment in American English:
US ['dʒʌdʒmənt]
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- Noun:
- an opinion formed by judging something
- the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
- (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
- the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
- the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
- the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
- ability to make good judgments
Word Origin
- judgment (n.)
- mid-13c., "action of trying at law, trial," also "capacity for making decisions," from Old French jugement "legal judgment; diagnosis; the Last Judgment" (11c.), from jugier (see judge (v.)). From late 13c. as "penalty imposed by a court;" early 14c. as "any authoritative decision, verdict." From c. 1300 in referfence to the Last Judgment. Also from c. 1300 as "opinion." Sense of "discernment" is first recorded 1530s.
Synonym
discretion savvy understanding brains acumen sagacity wisdom shrewdness sense intelligence discernment judiciousness common reasoning prudence perspicacity
conviction decision deduction result outcome damages award assessment call estimate opinion resolution upshot ruling adjudication appraisal conclusion decree order determination
Example
- 1. Consumers will make their own judgment .
- 2. For the telecoms industry the judgment creates chaos .
- 3. His poor judgment over mr thomas fits a pattern .
- 4. Hardly the makings of a positive judgment from future historians .
- 5. The final judgment will be delivered on may 4th .