judgment (n.)

  1. an opinion formed by judging something; he was reluctant to make his judgment known; she changed her mind

    [ Syn: judgement , mind ]

  2. the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; they criticized my judgment of the contestants

    [ Syn: judgement , assessment ]

  3. (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it

    [ Syn: judgement , judicial decision ]

  4. the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions

    [ Syn: judgement , judging ]

  5. the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; opinions are usually written by a single judge

    [ Syn: opinion , legal opinion , judgement ]

  6. the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions

    [ Syn: judgement , sound judgment , sound judgement , perspicacity ]

  7. the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations

    [ Syn: sagacity , sagaciousness , judgement , discernment ]

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