judgment
Noun
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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 certaintysubtypes: conclusion, decision, determination - a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
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The act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event (synset 100875745)
"they criticized my judgment of the contestants"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, judgement -
(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 authorityis 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 safeguardssubtypes:
- 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: judgement, judicial decision -
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 decisionsubtypes: prejudgement, prejudgment - a judgment reached before the evidence is available
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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 authorityis a type of: instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some rightsubtypes:
- 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
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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 naturesubtypes:
- 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
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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 insightsubtypes:
- 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
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