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judgment
[ juhj-muhnt ]
noun
- an act or instance of judging.
Synonyms:
- the ability to judge, make a decision, or form an opinion objectively, authoritatively, and wisely, especially in matters affecting action; good sense; discretion:
a man of sound judgment.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
- the demonstration or exercise of such ability or capacity:
The major was decorated for the judgment he showed under fire.
- 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.
- the opinion formed:
He regretted his hasty judgment.
- Law.
- a judicial decision given by a judge or court.
- the obligation, especially a debt, arising from a judicial decision.
- the certificate embodying such a decision and issued against the obligor, especially a debtor.
- a misfortune regarded as inflicted by divine sentence, as for sin.
- Judgment. Theology. Last Judgment ( def ).
Judgment
1/ ˈʌəԳ /
noun
- the estimate by God of the ultimate worthiness or unworthiness of the individual (the Particular Judgment ) or of all mankind (the General Judgment or Last Judgment )
- God's subsequent decision determining the final destinies of all individuals
judgment
2/ ˈʌəԳ /
noun
- the faculty of being able to make critical distinctions and achieve a balanced viewpoint; discernment
- the decision or verdict pronounced by a court of law
- an obligation arising as a result of such a decision or verdict, such as a debt
- the document recording such a decision or verdict
- ( as modifier )
a judgment debtor
- the formal decision of one or more judges at a contest or competition
- a particular decision or opinion formed in a case in dispute or doubt
- an estimation
a good judgment of distance
- criticism or censure
- logic
- the act of establishing a relation between two or more terms, esp as an affirmation or denial
- the expression of such a relation
- against one's better judgmentcontrary to a more appropriate or preferred course of action
- sit in judgment
- to preside as judge
- to assume the position of critic
- in someone's judgmentin someone's opinion
Other yvlog Forms
- t·ܻ岵mԳ noun
- ·ܻ岵mԳ noun
yvlog History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
see against one's better judgment ; snap judgment .Example Sentences
After a judge denied his second request, Toback stopped participating and was not represented in the trial, resulting in a partial default judgment for the plaintiffs.
The three judges are expected to reserve judgment to a later date.
Market professionals have consistently advised ordinary investors not to let emotion dictate their portfolio judgments.
"The Court's judgment will have implications for the privacy and security of millions of people around the world."
Perhaps most crucially, “Holy Cow” keeps its sights set on being a study in fast-tracked adulthood, minus judgment or sentimentality.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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