Judgment Definition
judgment
noun
- an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind"
- the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"
- (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; "opinions are usually written by a single judge"
- the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
- the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
Words that rhyme with judgment
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