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judgment
has definitions from the fields of law,psychology,writing
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[ noun ] an opinion formed by judging something
Examples "he was reluctant to make his judgment known" "she changed her mind" Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)Thereafter the audience waxed applause happy , but discriminating operagoers reserved judgment as her singing showed signs of strain , her musicianship some questionable procedure and her acting uncomfortable stylization . (The Providence Journal...)Since the hero , a sterling and upright fellow , is a rich Brown senior , while two Yalies are cast as virtual rapists , I suppose I should disqualify myself from sitting in judgment on `` Where_the_Boys_are '' , but I shall do nothing of the sort . (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)Thus , if what is at_issue is whether `` All S is P '' , it is indifferent whether `` Some S is not P '' or `` No S is P '' , since in either case the judgment in_question is false . (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)In representing part of this new picture , I will be recounting some of my own personal experiences , reactions and judgments ; but my primary aim is to transcribe what Englishmen themselves are saying and writing and implying about the Roman and Anglican_Churches and about the present religious state of England . (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)We have every obligation to take seriously their claims to being democratic and free countries ; we also have , in consequence , the duty to appraise realistically and honestly their performance and to communicate our judgments to their leaders in frank but friendly ways . |
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[ noun ] the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
Synonyms Examples "they criticized my judgment of the contestants" Used in print (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)It is too easy for the inexperienced_person to make a quick judgment of a_few values of the area and base a decision on these alone . (Brand Blanshard, "The Emotive Theory," Robert...)What were they to do , then , with these awkward judgments of value ? If it could be shown that judgments of good and bad were not judgments at_all , that they asserted nothing true or false , but merely expressed emotions like `` Hurrah '' or `` Fiddlesticks '' , then these wayward judgments would cease from troubling and weary heads could be at_rest . If it could be shown that judgments of good and bad were not judgments at_all , that they asserted nothing true or false , but merely expressed emotions like `` Hurrah '' or `` Fiddlesticks '' , then these wayward judgments would cease from troubling and weary heads could be at_rest . If it could be shown that judgments of good and bad were not judgments at_all , that they asserted nothing true or false , but merely expressed emotions like `` Hurrah '' or `` Fiddlesticks '' , then these wayward judgments would cease from troubling and weary heads could be at_rest . |
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[ noun ] (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
Synonyms Used in print (U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)The sole guidance given the Court for discharging the task committed to it was this : `` The judgment must therefore be reversed and the cause remanded to the District_Court for a determination , after further hearing , of the equitable relief necessary and appropriate in the public interest to eliminate the effects of the acquisition offensive to the statute . The District_Courts , in the framing of equitable decrees , are clothed ' with large discretion to model their judgments to fit the exigencies of the particular case ' . The Government , deeming these suggestions inadequate , had urged that any judgment include divestiture of du_Pont 's shares of General_Motors . (U.S. Reports. Volume 364. Cases Adjudged in the...)We have concluded that petitioner 's claims are controlled by the rationale of gonzales_v._United_States , 348_U._S._407_(_1955_) , and United_States_v._Nugent , 346_U._S .1_(_1953 ) , and therefore affirm the judgment . |
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[ noun ] (psychology) the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
Used in print (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)To speak of this underlying view of the world is to embark upon matters of subjective judgment . (Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)Jonathan 's letter came , as she knew it would , and he had accepted their child 's death as another judgment from God against both Kate and himself . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
Used in print (Musical America, LXXXI:5...)In orchestration , he stretches the limits of instrumentation with good judgment and a fine imagination for color . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (law,writing) the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
Synonyms Examples "opinions are usually written by a single judge" Used in print (U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)This Court 's judgment was filed in the District_Court on July 18 , 1957 . |
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[ noun ] ability to make good judgments
Synonyms Related terms wisdom common_sense eye discretion injudiciousness serendipity judiciousness |
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