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| judg·ment [ jújmənt ] (plural judg·ments) or judge·ment [ jújmənt ] (plural judge·ments) |
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1. legal verdict: the decision arrived at and pronounced by a court of law
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2. obligation resulting from verdict: an obligation, e.g. a debt, that arises as a result of a court's verdict, or a document setting out an obligation of this kind
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3. decision of judge: the decision reached by one or more judges in a contest
  The judgment of the panel must be regarded as final.
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4. decision on disputed matter: an opinion formed or a decision reached in the case of a disputed, controversial, or doubtful matter
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5. discernment or good sense: the ability to form sound opinions and make sensible decisions or reliable guesses
someone with shrewd commercial judgment
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6. opinion: an opinion formed or given after consideration
a snap judgment
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7. estimate based on observation: an estimate of something such as speed or distance, made with the help of the eye or some other sense
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8. judging of something: the judging of a case or a contest
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9. divine punishment: a misfortune regarded as a divine punishment for folly or sin
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archaic or humorous
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The defeat was regarded as a judgment from God on the leader's pride.
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10. act of making statement: in logic, the mental act of making or understanding a positive or negative proposition about something, e.g. in "a chihuahua is a dog" or "a lobster is not an insect"
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| [13th century. < Old French jugement< jugier "to judge" < Latin judicare (see judicature)] |
