Judgment
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noun
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verb
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(As a noun)
Judgment ( noun )
- The ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions.
- The act of judging or the ability to judge a situation or a person.
- The process or act of evaluating or the result of such an evaluation.
Origin:
Middle english jugement, from old french, from latin iūdicium, from iūdex judge.
Examples:
- The judgment of the court was that the defendant was guilty.
- She had a keen judgment and was able to spot a good investment.
- He passed judgment on the behavior of his peers.
- He had a good judgment about people.
- She passed judgment on his clothes.
(As a verb)
Judgment ( verb )
- To form an opinion or conclusion about.
- To evaluate or decide upon something or someone.
Origin:
Middle english jugement, from old french, from latin iūdicium, from iūdex judge.
Examples:
- The jury judged the defendant guilty.
- She judged the situation and decided to leave.
- He judged the contest and declared a winner.
- She judged him to be intelligent.
- The judge judged the case to be without merit.