judgement

1. The legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision (synset 106563775)
   "opinions are usually written by a single judge"
   referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
   is a type of: instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
   subtypes:

   • concurring opinion - an opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge's reasoning
   • dissenting opinion - an opinion that disagrees with the court's disposition of the case
   • majority opinion - the opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as `the opinion')
   • fatwah - (Islam) a legal opinion or ruling issued by an Islamic scholar
   • dictum, obiter dictum - an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
   same as: judgment, legal opinion, opinion
2. An opinion formed by judging something (synset 105846466)
   "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind"
   is a type of: opinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought, view - a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
   subtypes: conclusion, decision, determination - a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
   same as: judgment, mind
3. The cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions (synset 105797437)
   is a type of: deciding, decision making - the cognitive process of reaching a decision
   subtypes: prejudgement, prejudgment - a judgment reached before the evidence is available
   same as: judging, judgment
4. The mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations (synset 105621958)
   is a type of: sapience, wisdom - ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight
   subtypes:

   • eye - good discernment (either visually or as if visually)
   • common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, mother wit, sense - sound practical judgment
   • judiciousness - good judgment
   • circumspection, discreetness, discretion, prudence - knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
   • indiscreetness, injudiciousness - lacking good judgment
   same as: discernment, judgment, sagaciousness, sagacity
5. The capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions (synset 104899279)
   is a type of: trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
   subtypes:

   • objectiveness, objectivity - judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices
   • subjectiveness, subjectivity - judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts
   same as: judgment, perspicacity, sound judgement, sound judgment
6. (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it (synset 101190300)
   referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
   is a type of: due process, due process of law - (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards
   subtypes:

   • reversal - a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside
   • affirmation - a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand
   • cognovit judgement, cognovit judgment, confession of judgement, confession of judgment - a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings
   • default judgement, default judgment, judgement by default, judgment by default - a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
   • non pros, non prosequitur - a judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued his action (e.g., has not appeared in court)
   • final decision, final judgment - a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment
   • judgement in personam, judgment in personam, personal judgement, personal judgment - a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages
   • judgement in rem, judgment in rem - a judgment pronounced on the status of some particular subject or property or thing (as opposed to one pronounced on persons)
   • dismissal, judgement of dismissal, judgment of dismissal - a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial
   • judgement on the merits, judgment on the merits - judgment rendered through analysis and adjudication of the factual issues presented
   • judgement on the pleadings, judgment on the pleadings, summary judgement, summary judgment - 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
   • arbitrament, arbitration, arbitrement - the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment
   • opinion, ruling - the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
   • finding - the decision of a court on issues of fact or law
   same as: judgment, judicial decision
7. The act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event (synset 100875745)
   "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"
   is a type of: act, deed, human action, human activity - something that people do or cause to happen
   subtypes:

   • justice - judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments
   • adjudication - the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented
   • disapproval - the act of disapproving or condemning
   • evaluation, rating - act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
   • estimate, estimation - a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
   • logistic assessment - a judgment of the logistic support required for some particular military operation
   • value judgement, value judgment - an assessment that reveals more about the values of the person making the assessment than about the reality of what is assessed
   same as: assessment, judgment

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