English > judgment: 7 senses > noun 2, actMeaning | The act of judging / judging / judging or assessing a person or situation or event. |
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Example | "they criticized my judgment of the contestants" |
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Synonyms | judgement, assessment |
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Narrower | adjudication | The final judgment in a legal proceeding |
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disapproval | The act of disapproving or condemning |
estimate, estimation | A judgment of the qualities of something or somebody |
evaluation, rating | Act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of |
justice | Judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments |
logistic assessment | A judgment of the logistic support required for some particular military operation |
value judgment, value judgement | An assessment that reveals more about the values of the person making the assessment than about the reality of what is assessed |
Broader | act, deed, human action, human activity | Something that people do or cause to happen |
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Spanish | evaluación, juicio, valoración |
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Catalan | avaluació, judici, valoració |
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Adjectives | judgmental | depending on judgment |
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Verbs | judge | form a critical opinion of |
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judge | determine the result of (a competition) |
judge | pronounce judgment on |
English > judgment: 7 senses > noun 3, actMeaning | (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it. |
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Synonyms | judgement, judicial decision |
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Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
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Narrower | affirmation | A judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand |
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arbitration, arbitrament, arbitrement | The act of deciding as an arbiter |
confession of judgment, confession of judgement, cognovit judgment, cognovit judgement | A judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings |
default judgment, default judgement, judgment by default, judgement by default | A judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court) |
final judgment, final decision | A judgment disposing of the case before the court |
finding | The decision of a court on issues of fact or law |
judgment in personam, judgement in personam, personal judgment, personal judgement | A judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages |
judgment in rem, judgement in rem | A judgment pronounced on the status of some particular subject / subject or property or thing (as opposed to one pronounced on persons) |
judgment of dismissal, judgement of dismissal, dismissal | A judgment disposing of the matter without a trial |
judgment on the merits, judgement on the merits | Judgment rendered through analysis and adjudication of the factual issues presented |
non prosequitur, non pros | A judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued his action (e.g., has not appeared in court) |
opinion, ruling | The reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) |
reversal | A judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside |
summary judgment, summary judgement, judgment on the pleadings, judgement on the pleadings | A judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law |
Broader | due process, due process of law | (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles |
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Spanish | fallo, sentencia |
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Catalan | decisió, part dispositiva, sentència |
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Verbs | judge | put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of |
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