judgement meaning and definition

JUDGEMENT noun

Definition of judgement (noun)

1. the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
   • "opinions are usually written by a single judge"
   • synonyms: judgment, legal opinion, opinion
2. an opinion formed by judging something
   • "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind"
   • synonyms: judgment, mind
3. the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
   • synonyms: judging, judgment
4. the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
   • synonyms: discernment, judgment, sagaciousness, sagacity
5. the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
   • synonyms: judgment, perspicacity, sound judgement, sound judgment
6. (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
   • synonyms: judgment, judicial decision
7. the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
   • "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"
   • synonyms: assessment, judgment