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judgment en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• jŭj'mənt
• /ˈd͡ʒʌd͡ʒ.mənt/
• /ˈd͡ʒʌd͡ʒ.mɪnt/ (Canada, US)

Etymology

From Middle English juggement, borrowed from Old French jugement, from Late Latin iūdicāmentum, from Latin iūdicō. Partially displaced doom. By surface analysis, judge + -ment.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of judging.
   • The key to the situation was judgment of the role the railways could play in modern times. 1962 December, “Dr. Beeching previews the plan for British Railways”, in Modern Railways, page 376:
2. (countable, uncountable) The power or faculty of performing such operations; especially, when unqualified, the faculty of judging or deciding rightly, justly, or wisely.
   • [T]he person presented shall be tried and examined by the judgment of learned men of the church; […] 1840, Lewis Rose, chapter I, in An Humble Attempt to Put an End to the Present Divisions in the Church of Scotland, and to Promote Her Usefulness. […] , Glasgow: George Gallie, →OCLC, page 8:
   • a man of judgment / a man of good judgment
   • Hermia. I would my father look'd but with my eyes. Theseus. Rather your eyes must with his judgment look. c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
   • a politician without judgment
   • He shall judge thy people with righteousness and thy poor with judgment. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 72:2:
   • We determined that the car driver’s transportation of multiple teen passengers, limited driving experience, and likely impairment from effects of cannabis at the time of the crash adversely affected her judgment of the danger of entering the intersection in front of the approaching combination vehicle. 2024, National Transportation Safety Board, Intersection Crash Between Passenger Car and Combination Vehicle, Tishomingo, Oklahoma, March 22, 2022:
3. (countable, uncountable) The conclusion or result of judging; an opinion; a decision.
   • Not from the stars do I my judgment pluck; And yet methinks I have astronomy […] 1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 14”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC:
   • She in my judgment was as fair as you. c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]:
4. (countable, uncountable) The act of determining, as in courts of law, what is conformable to law and justice; also, the determination, decision, or sentence of a court, or of a judge.
   • Most heartily I do beseech the court To give the judgment. c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:
   • In judgments between the Rich and the Poor: it is not to be considered what the poor man needs, but what is his own 1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Francis Ashe […], →OCLC:
5. (countable, uncountable) The final award; the last sentence.

Forms

Deriveds

judgment seat · reasons for judgment · judgmental · pass judgment · misjudgment · pass judgement · prejudgment · value judgment · judgment debt · default judgment · against one's better judgment · cloud one's judgement · postjudgment · arrest of judgment · Day of Judgment · sit in judgment · judgment throne · judgment call · declaratory judgment · snap judgment · judgment day · age of judgment · judgment of God · judgment hour · self-judgment · judgment proof · judgment of Solomon · forejudgment · nonjudgment · judgment hall · judgment summons · summary judgment · private judgment · post-judgment · sit in judgement · day of judgment · judgmentless

Synonyms

proscription · choice · judgement/judgment · award · conclusion · deduction · verdict · condemnation · attaintment · determination · ergotism · opinion · illation · result · judgement · estimate · view · adjudication · verdict · censure · thinking · take · conviction · attaintment · discernment · mind · decision · inference · sense · sight · condemnation

Translations (174)

it sentenza (conclusion or result of judging) · ca coneixement (power or faculty of making a judgment) · nl gezond oordeel (power or faculty of making a judgment) · et otsus (conclusion or result of judging) · fr jugement dernier ((theology) final award; the last sentence) · tr seziş (power or faculty of making a judgment) · uk су́дження (power or faculty of making a judgment) · de Beurteilung (conclusion or result of judging) · fi päättely (act of judging) · ca judici (act of judging) · sv omdöme (act of judging) · bg съждение (conclusion or result of judging) · it giudizio (conclusion or result of judging) · cs soudnost (power or faculty of making a judgment) · ka განაჩენი (conclusion or result of judging) · grc κρίσις (act of judging) · af oordeel ((theology) final award; the last sentence) · bg отсъждане (act of judging) · fr jugement (act of judging) · nl uitspraak (conclusion or result of judging) · tr yargı ((theology) final award; the last sentence) · es juicio (conclusion or result of judging) · tr eleştiri (conclusion or result of judging) · ru проце́сс ((law) act of determining what is conformable to law) · pt juízo (act of judging) · fr sentence (conclusion or result of judging) · es juicio ((law) act of determining what is conformable to law) · bg разсъдителност (power or faculty of making a judgment) · ta தீர்ப்பு (conclusion or result of judging) · fi tuomitseminen (act of judging) · af vonnis (conclusion or result of judging) · yi אָפּשאַצונג (act of judging) · af uitspraak (conclusion or result of judging) · cmn 判斷能力 /判断能力 (power or faculty of making a judgment) · ka განაჩენი ((theology) final award; the last sentence) · de Richtspruch ((law) act of determining what is conformable to law) · pl proces ((law) act of determining what is conformable to law) · yi פּסק ((law) act of determining what is conformable to law) · ca jutjament (act of judging) · ka განსჯა (act of judging) · ca esma (power or faculty of making a judgment) · ja 判決 (act of judging) · bg присъда ((law) act of determining what is conformable to law) · cs rozsudek ((theology) final award; the last sentence) · kix vēuhōknyìk (conclusion or result of judging) · id penghakiman (act of judging) · ota یارغو (conclusion or result of judging) · pt julgamento (act of judging) · ja 裁き (act of judging) · de Urteil ((theology) final award; the last sentence) · sw hukumu ((law) act of determining what is conformable to law) · sw hukumu (act of judging) · fr verdict (conclusion or result of judging) · ru осужде́ние (act of judging) · got 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌰 (conclusion or result of judging) · uk ви́рок (conclusion or result of judging) · pl rozsądek (power or faculty of making a judgment) · fi harkinta (act of judging) · ca veredicte (conclusion or result of judging) · uk ро́зсуд (act of judging) · es juzgamiento (act of judging) · ca judici ((law) act of determining what is conformable to law) · ang dōm (act of judging) · fi arvostelukyky (power or faculty of making a judgment) · ja 審判 (act of judging) · fi viimeinen tuomio ((theology) final award; the last sentence) · tr yargı ((law) act of determining what is conformable to law) · ota هوش (power or faculty of making a judgment) · it verdetto (conclusion or result of judging) · wa djudjmint (conclusion or result of judging) · ka მსჯავრი (conclusion or result of judging) · bg божие наказание ((theology) final award; the last sentence) · ka მსჯავრი ((theology) final award; the last sentence) · az mühakimə (power or faculty of making a judgment) · cs úsudek (conclusion or result of judging) · nb dømmekraft (power or faculty of making a judgment) · crh makeme (act of judging) · el κρίση (conclusion or result of judging) · hi न्यायादेश ((law) act of determining what is conformable to law) · ru пригово́р ((theology) final award; the last sentence) · pt juízo ((theology) final award; the last sentence) · ceb hukom (conclusion or result of judging) · fi tuomio ((law) act of determining what is conformable to law) · hu megítélés (conclusion or result of judging) · cs souzení (act of judging) · wa djudjmint (act of judging) · it giudizio (act of judging) · es laudo ((law) act of determining what is conformable to law) · it pronuncia (conclusion or result of judging) · af oordeelsvermoë (power or faculty of making a judgment) · el κρίση (act of judging) · ca judici (unfrequently) (conclusion or result of judging) · nl veroordeling (conclusion or result of judging) · ro judecare (act of judging) · ro judecată (power or faculty of making a judgment) · uk ви́рок (act of judging) · pt sentenciamento ((law) act of determining what is conformable to law) · fi punnitseminen (act of judging) · pl postępowanie ((law) act of determining what is conformable to law) · tr yargı (act of judging) · de Urteil (act of judging) · got 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌰 (act of judging) · ee ʋɔnudɔdrɔ̃ (act of judging) · et lahend ((law) act of determining what is conformable to law) · pl rozeznanie (power or faculty of making a judgment) · de Urteilsvermögen (power or faculty of making a judgment) · it giudicato (conclusion or result of judging) · sv bedömning (act of judging) · ka გამჭრიახობა (power or faculty of making a judgment) · ota عقل (power or faculty of making a judgment) · fi arviointi (act of judging) · el κρίση ((theology) final award; the last sentence) · el κρίση ((law) act of determining what is conformable to law) · de richterliche Entscheidung ((law) act of determining what is conformable to law) · tr muhakeme yeteneği (power or faculty of making a judgment) · wa dierin djudjmint ((theology) final award; the last sentence) · mba hokom (conclusion or result of judging) · la iūdicāmentum (act of judging) · pt juízo (power or faculty of making a judgment) · ka გონიერება (power or faculty of making a judgment) · so xukun (act of judging) · kk үкім (act of judging) · ka სჯა (act of judging) · fr jugement (conclusion or result of judging) · cmn 判斷 /判断 (act of judging) · ro judecată (act of judging) · pl osąd (conclusion or result of judging) · cs rozsudek ((law) act of determining what is conformable to law) · nrf jugement (act of judging) · acw حكم (act of judging) · de Urteilskraft (power or faculty of making a judgment) · ota ادراك (power or faculty of making a judgment) · de Richterspruch ((law) act of determining what is conformable to law) · ota قضا (conclusion or result of judging) · ru сужде́ние (power or faculty of making a judgment) · ru разбира́тельство ((law) act of determining what is conformable to law) · fi päätös (conclusion or result of judging) · ru сужде́ние (act of judging) · tr farketme (power or faculty of making a judgment) · tr hüküm ((theology) final award; the last sentence) · el κρίση (power or faculty of making a judgment) · pl osądzanie (act of judging) · yi אורטל ((law) act of determining what is conformable to law) · cmn 判斷結果 /判断结果 (conclusion or result of judging) · grc κρίσις (conclusion or result of judging) · es juicio (power or faculty of making a judgment) · nn dømekraft (power or faculty of making a judgment) · nl oordeel (act of judging) · got 𐌳𐍉𐌼𐍃 (conclusion or result of judging) · ru осужде́ние (conclusion or result of judging) · tr muhakeme kabiliyeti (power or faculty of making a judgment) · ru сужде́ние (conclusion or result of judging) · pl wyczucie (power or faculty of making a judgment) · hu megítélés ((law) act of determining what is conformable to law) · el απόφαση ((law) act of determining what is conformable to law) · ca seny (power or faculty of making a judgment) · nn dømmekraft (power or faculty of making a judgment) · cmn 判決 /判决 ((law) act of determining what is conformable to law) · wa djudjmint (power or faculty of making a judgment) · pl sąd (conclusion or result of judging) · nl vonnis (conclusion or result of judging) · es juicio (act of judging) · hi मूल्यांकन (act of judging) · tsg hukuman (conclusion or result of judging) · cmn 裁決 /裁决 ((law) act of determining what is conformable to law) · da dømmekraft (power or faculty of making a judgment) · cmn 末日審判 /末日审判 ((theology) final award; the last sentence) · pt juízo (conclusion or result of judging) · got 𐌳𐍉𐌼𐍃 (act of judging) · tr hüküm ((law) act of determining what is conformable to law) · tr hüküm (act of judging) · af oordeel (act of judging) · gl xuízo (act of judging) · la crīmen (conclusion or result of judging)