English > judgement: 7 senses > noun 6, act| Meaning | (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it. |
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| Synonyms | judgment, 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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English > judgement: 7 senses > noun 7, act| Meaning | The act of judging / judging / judging or assessing a person or situation or event. |
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| Synonyms | judgment, 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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