judgement

/dʒˈʌdʒmənt/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
“opinions are usually written by a single judge”
an opinion formed by judging something
“he was reluctant to make his judgment known”
the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
“they criticized my judgment of the contestants”

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