judgement
Other forms: judgements
Judgement is a British spelling of the word usually spelled in North America as "judgment," without the "e." If you're going to sit in judgement of proper spelling, make sure you're sitting on the eastern side of the Atlantic.
The spellings judgement and judgment have both been available since the sixteenth century. Americans have opted for the "e"-less spelling, while judgement has lingered in the U.K. But even there, judgment has now become the conventional spelling in legal usage. Use your judg(e)ment when deciding how to spell this word, and leave out the "e" for an American audience.
Definitions of judgement
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the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
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assessment, judgment
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justice
judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments
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adjudication
the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented
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disapproval
the act of disapproving or condemning
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evaluation, rating
act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
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estimate, estimation
a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
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logistic assessment
a judgment of the logistic support required for some particular military operation
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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
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administration, judicature
the act of meting out justice according to the law
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grading, marking, scoring
evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score
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appraisal
an expert estimation of the quality, quantity, and other characteristics of someone or something
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moralism
judgments about another person's morality
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capitalisation, capitalization
an estimation of the value of a business
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disparagement, dispraise
the act of speaking contemptuously of
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condemnation
(law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building)
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branding, stigmatisation, stigmatization
the act of stigmatizing
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act, deed, human action, human activity
something that people do or cause to happen
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the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
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prejudgement, prejudgment
a judgment reached before the evidence is available
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deciding, decision making
the cognitive process of reaching a decision
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prejudgement, prejudgment
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the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
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synonyms:
discernment, judgment, sagaciousness, sagacity
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eye
good discernment (either visually or as if visually)
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common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, mother wit, sense
sound practical judgment
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judiciousness
good judgment
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circumspection, discreetness, discretion, prudence
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
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indiscreetness, injudiciousness
lacking good judgment
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logic
reasoned and reasonable judgment
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nous
common sense
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road sense
good judgment in avoiding trouble or accidents on the road
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confidentiality
discretion in keeping secret information
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care, caution, forethought, precaution
judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
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the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
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judgment, perspicacity, sound judgement, sound judgment
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objectiveness, objectivity
judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices
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subjectiveness, subjectivity
judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts
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trait
a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
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objectiveness, objectivity
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an opinion formed by judging something
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conclusion, decision, determination, verdict
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
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predetermination
a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something
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conclusion, decision, determination, verdict
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(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
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synonyms:
judgment, judicial decision
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reversal
a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside
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affirmation
a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand
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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
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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)
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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)
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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
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judgement in personam, judgment in personam, personal judgement, personal judgment
a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages
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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)
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dismissal, judgement of dismissal, judgment of dismissal
a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial
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judgement on the merits, judgment on the merits
judgment rendered through analysis and adjudication of the factual issues presented
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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
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arbitrament, arbitration, arbitrement
the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment
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opinion, ruling
the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
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finding
the decision of a court on issues of fact or law
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condemnation, conviction, judgment of conviction, sentence
(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
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fatwa
a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority
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finding of fact, verdict
(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
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conclusion of law, finding of law
a finding as to the applicability of a rule of law to particular facts
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acquittal
a judgment of not guilty
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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
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the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
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judgment, legal opinion, opinion
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concurring opinion
an opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge's reasoning
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dissenting opinion
an opinion that disagrees with the court's disposition of the case
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majority opinion
the opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as `the opinion')
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fatwah
(Islam) a legal opinion or ruling issued by an Islamic scholar
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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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instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document
(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
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