Dictionary entry details
• JUDGEMENT (noun)
Meaning:
The legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
judgement; legal opinion; opinion; judgment
Context example:
opinions are usually written by a single judge
Hypernyms ("judgement" is a kind of...):
instrument; legal document; legal instrument; official document ((law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "judgement"):
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)
Meaning:
An opinion formed by judging something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
judgment; judgement; mind
Context examples:
he was reluctant to make his judgment known / she changed her mind
Hypernyms ("judgement" is a kind of...):
opinion; persuasion; sentiment; thought; view (a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "judgement"):
conclusion; decision; determination (a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration)
Meaning:
The cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
judging; judgement; judgment
Hypernyms ("judgement" is a kind of...):
deciding; decision making (the cognitive process of reaching a decision)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "judgement"):
prejudgement; prejudgment (a judgment reached before the evidence is available)
Meaning:
The mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
sagacity; sagaciousness; discernment; judgement; judgment
Hypernyms ("judgement" is a kind of...):
sapience; wisdom (ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "judgement"):
indiscreetness; injudiciousness (lacking good judgment)
circumspection; discreetness; discretion; prudence (knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress)
judiciousness (good judgment)
common sense; good sense; gumption; horse sense; mother wit; sense (sound practical judgment)
eye (good discernment (either visually or as if visually))
Meaning:
The capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
sound judgment; sound judgement; perspicacity; judgement; judgment
Hypernyms ("judgement" is a kind of...):
trait (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "judgement"):
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)
Meaning:
(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
judicial decision; judgment; judgement
Hypernyms ("judgement" is a kind 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)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "judgement"):
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)
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))
judgement in personam; judgment in personam; personal judgement; personal judgment (a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages)
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)
Meaning:
The act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
judgment; assessment; judgement
Context example:
they criticized my judgment of the contestants
Hypernyms ("judgement" is a kind of...):
act; human action; human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "judgement"):
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)
