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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishjuggement, borrowed fromOld Frenchjugement, fromLate Latiniūdicāmentum, fromLatiniūdicō. Partiallydisplaceddoom. Bysurface analysis,judge +‎-ment.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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judgment (countable anduncountable,pluraljudgments)

  1. The act ofjudging.
    Synonym:adjudication
    • 1962 December, “Dr. Beeching previews the plan for British Railways”, inModern Railways, page376:
      The key to the situation wasjudgment of the role the railways could play in modern times.
  2. Thepower orfaculty of performing such operations; especially, when unqualified, the faculty of judging or deciding rightly, justly, or wisely.
    Synonyms:discernment,sense
    a man ofjudgment /a man of goodjudgment
    a politician withoutjudgment
    • c.1595–1596 (date written),William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, andEd[ward] Blount, published1623,→OCLC,[Act I, scene i]:
      Hermia. I would my father look'd but with my eyes. Theseus. Rather your eyes must with hisjudgment look.
    • 1611,The Holy Bible, [] (King James Version), London: [] Robert Barker, [],→OCLC,Psalms72:2:
      He shall judge thy people with righteousness and thy poor withjudgment.
    • 1840, Lewis Rose, chapter I, inAn Humble Attempt to Put an End to the Present Divisions in the Church of Scotland, and to Promote Her Usefulness. [] [1], Glasgow: George Gallie,→OCLC,page 8:
      [T]he person presented shall be tried and examined by thejudgment of learned men of the church;[]
    • 2024,National Transportation Safety Board,Intersection Crash Between Passenger Car and Combination Vehicle, Tishomingo, Oklahoma, March 22, 2022:
      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 herjudgment of the danger of entering the intersection in front of the approaching combination vehicle.
  3. Theconclusion or result of judging; anopinion; adecision.
    Synonyms:estimate,thinking,verdict;see alsoThesaurus:judgement
  4. (law) The act of determining, as in courts of law, what is conformable to law and justice; also, thedetermination,decision, orsentence of a court, or of a judge.
    Synonyms:attaintment,condemnation;see alsoThesaurus:conviction
  5. (theology) Thefinalaward; thelastsentence.

Usage notes

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The spellingsjudgment andjudgement are both commonly used, with the latter being most frequent in British English. British English retains the spellingjudgment in legal contexts, however.

Derived terms

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Translations

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act of judging
power or faculty of making a judgment
conclusion or result of judging
(law) act of determining what is conformable to law
(theology) final award; the last sentence
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