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judgment


judg·ment

also judge·ment J0073100 (jŭj′mənt)n.1. a. The act or process of judging; the formation of an opinion after consideration or deliberation.b. An opinion or estimate formed after consideration or deliberation, especially a formal or authoritative decision: awaited the judgment of the umpire.2. a. The mental ability to perceive and distinguish relationships; discernment: Fatigue may affect a pilot's judgment of distances.b. The capacity to form an opinion by distinguishing and evaluating: His judgment of fine music is impeccable.c. The capacity to assess situations or circumstances and draw sound conclusions; good sense: She showed good judgment in saving her money. See Synonyms at reason.3. Law a. A determination of a court of law; a judicial decision.b. A court decision establishing that an obligation is owed, such as a debt.4. A misfortune believed to be sent by God as punishment for sin.5. Judgment The Last Judgment.
[Middle English jugement, from Old French, from jugier, to judge, from Latin iūdicāre; see judge.]

judgment

(ˈdʒʌdʒmənt) or

judgement

n1. the faculty of being able to make critical distinctions and achieve a balanced viewpoint; discernment2. (Law) a. the decision or verdict pronounced by a court of lawb. an obligation arising as a result of such a decision or verdict, such as a debtc. the document recording such a decision or verdictd. (as modifier): a judgment debtor. 3. the formal decision of one or more judges at a contest or competition4. a particular decision or opinion formed in a case in dispute or doubt5. an estimation: a good judgment of distance. 6. criticism or censure7. (Logic) logic a. the act of establishing a relation between two or more terms, esp as an affirmation or denialb. the expression of such a relation8. against one's better judgment contrary to a more appropriate or preferred course of action9. (Law) sit in judgment a. to preside as judgeb. to assume the position of critic10. (Law) to preside as judge11. to assume the position of critic12. in someone's judgment in someone's opinion

Judgment

(ˈdʒʌdʒmənt) n1. (Theology) the estimate by God of the ultimate worthiness or unworthiness of the individual (the Particular Judgment) or of all mankind (the General Judgment or Last Judgment)2. (Theology) God's subsequent decision determining the final destinies of all individuals

judg•ment

(ˈdʒʌdʒ mənt)

n. 1. an act or instance of judging. 2. the ability to judge, make a decision, or form an opinion objectively or wisely; good sense; discernment. 3. the demonstration or exercise of such capacity. 4. the forming of an opinion, estimate, notion, or conclusion, as from circumstances presented to the mind. 5. the opinion formed. 6. a. a judicial decision given by a judge or court. b. the obligation, esp. a debt, arising from a judicial decision. c. the certificate embodying such a decision. 7. a misfortune regarded as inflicted by divine sentence, as for sin. 8. (usu. cap.) Last Judgment. Also, esp. Brit., judge′ment. [1250–1300; < Old French jugement]

judgment

The official determination by a court of the rights and claims of the parties to a lawsuit litigated before it.
Thesaurus
Noun1.judgment - an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind"judgement, mindconclusion, decision, determination - a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination"opinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought, view - a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"2.judgment - the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or eventjudgment - the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"assessment, judgementhuman action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happenjustice - judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishmentsadjudication - the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presenteddisapproval - the act of disapproving or condemningevaluation, rating - act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth ofestimate, estimation - a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is innocent"logistic assessment - a judgment of the logistic support required for some particular military operationvalue judgement, value judgment - an assessment that reveals more about the values of the person making the assessment than about the reality of what is assessed3.judgment - (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to itjudicial decision, judgementdue 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 safeguardsreversal - a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set asideaffirmation - a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should standcognovit 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 proceedingsdefault 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 judgmentjudgement in personam, judgment in personam, personal judgement, personal judgment - a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damagesjudgement 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)dismissal, judgement of dismissal, judgment of dismissal - a judgment disposing of the matter without a trialjudgement on the merits, judgment on the merits - judgment rendered through analysis and adjudication of the factual issues presentedjudgement 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 lawarbitrament, arbitrement, arbitration - the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment; "they submitted their disagreement to arbitration"ruling, opinion - the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)finding - the decision of a court on issues of fact or lawlaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"4.judgment - the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusionsjudgment - the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusionsjudging, judgementdeciding, decision making - the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"prejudgement, prejudgment - a judgment reached before the evidence is available5.judgment - the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decisionjudgment - the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge"judgement, legal opinion, opinionlegal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some rightconcurring opinion - an opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge's reasoningdissenting opinion - an opinion that disagrees with the court's disposition of the casemajority 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; "bin Laden issued three fatwahs calling upon Muslims to take up arms against the United States"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 bindinglaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"6.judgment - the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusionsjudgment - the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusionssound judgement, sound judgment, perspicacity, judgementtrait - a distinguishing feature of your personal natureobjectiveness, objectivity - judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudicessubjectiveness, subjectivity - judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts7.judgment - the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relationssagaciousness, sagacity, discernment, judgementeye - good discernment (either visually or as if visually); "she has an eye for fresh talent"; "he has an artist's eye"common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, mother wit, sense - sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"judiciousness - good judgmentcircumspection, discreetness, discretion, prudence - knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion"indiscreetness, injudiciousness - lacking good judgmentsapience, wisdom - ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight

judgment

noun1. opinion, view, estimate, belief, assessment, conviction, diagnosis, valuation, deduction, appraisal In your judgement, what has changed over the past few years?2. verdict, finding, result, ruling, decision, sentence, conclusion, determination, decree, order, arbitration, adjudication, pronouncement The Court is expected to give its judgement within the next ten days.3. sense, common sense, good sense, judiciousness, reason, understanding, taste, intelligence, smarts (slang, chiefly U.S.), discrimination, perception, awareness, wisdom, wit, penetration, prudence, sharpness, acumen, shrewdness, discernment, perspicacity, sagacity, astuteness, percipience Publication of the information was a serious error in judgement.against your better judgment reluctantly, grudgingly, unwillingly, with reservation, in spite of yourself Against my better judgement, I agreed.Quotations
"'Tis with our judgments as our watches: none"
"Go just alike, yet each believes his own" [Alexander Pope Essay on Criticism]

judgment

also judgement
noun1. A position arrived at by reasoning from premises or general principles:conclusion, deduction, illation, illative, inference.2. The ability to make sensible decisions:common sense, sense, wisdom.Informal: gumption, horse sense.3. The act or result of judging the worth or value of something or someone:appraisal, appraisement, assessment, estimate, estimation, evaluation, valuation.4. An authoritative or official decision, especially one made by a court:decree, determination, edict, pronouncement, ruling.5. A judicial decision, especially one setting the punishment to be inflicted on a convicted person:sentence.Slang: rap.
Translations
判决判断判断力意见

judge

(dʒadʒ) verb1. to hear and try (cases) in a court of law. Who will be judging this murder case? 審理, 判決 审理,判决 2. to decide which is the best in a competition etc. Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show? 裁判 裁判3. to consider and form an idea of; to estimate. You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth. 判斷 判断4. to criticize for doing wrong. We have no right to judge him – we might have done the same thing ourselves. 批評 批评 noun1. a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court. The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict. 法官 审判员,法官 2. a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc. The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest. 裁判 裁判员3. a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is. He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge. 鑑定人 鉴定人ˈjudg(e)ment noun1. the decision of a judge in a court of law. It looked as if he might be acquitted but the judgement went against him. 判決 判决2. the act of judging or estimating. Faulty judgement in overtaking is a common cause of traffic accidents. 判斷 判断3. the ability to make right or sensible decisions. You showed good judgement in choosing this method. 判斷力 判断力4. (an) opinion. In my judgement, he is a very good actor. 看法 意见judging from / to judge from if one can use (something) as an indication. Judging from the sky, there'll be a storm soon. 依...判斷 从...判断pass judgement (on) to criticize or condemn. Do not pass judgement (on others) unless you are perfect yourself. 批評,評斷 作出评价

judgment


a Daniel come to judgement

A person who is or has been able to wisely resolve a particularly difficult problem or dispute. Coined by Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice, it alludes to the Biblical character Daniel, who was renowned for having excellent faculties of judgment. Primarily heard in UK. The newly elected prime minister has been a Daniel come to judgement, finally brokering a peace between the two warring countries.See also: come, Daniel, judgement

judgment call

1. A subjective decision made based on one's own experience or viewpoint. Because of the impending snowstorm, it was a judgment call whether I should attempt driving to work.2. In sports, a decision made by a game official based on what they have seen take place. The decision to issue the team a penalty was definitely a judgment call by the referee.See also: call, judgment

against (one's) better judgment

In spite of one's apprehension or objections. Against his better judgment, Joe let his daughter attend her friend's party. I allowed my obnoxious co-worker to accompany me on my work trip, against my better judgment.See also: better, judgment

more by accident than (by) judgment

Due more to coincidence or luck than to one's own skill or planning. To be honest, I feel like the massive popularity of the app is more by accident than by judgment. A: "This stew is delicious!" B: "Thanks, but it's really more by accident than judgment."See also: accident, by, judgment, more

sit in judgment of (someone or something)

1. Literally, to sit as a juror in order to decide if someone is guilty of something or not. The defendant's notoriety made it difficult to find anyone who could sit in judgment of him without bias.2. By extension, to make a judgment about someone for something they have done. The defendant's notoriety made it difficult to find anyone who could sit in judgment of him without bias.3. To judge the merits of something. You shouldn't sit in judgment of video games if you've never tried them before.See also: judgment, of, sit

more by luck than judgment

By chance instead of due to one's intellect, talent, etc. I got to the finals more by luck than judgment, so my opponent was way better than me.See also: by, judgment, luck, more

sit in judgment on (one)

To make a judgment about one (for something they have done). The defendant's notoriety made it difficult to find anyone who could sit in judgment on him without bias.See also: judgment, on, sit

pass judgment (on someone or something)

To judge someone or something, especially hastily or preemptively. I know you usually don't like musicals, but don't pass judgment until you see this one for yourself. The president has been quick to pass judgment on those who speak out against her policies.See also: judgment, pass, someone

sit in judgment on (someone)

1. Literally, to sit as a juror in order to decide if someone is guilty of something or not. The defendant's notoriety made it difficult to find anyone who could sit in judgment on him without bias.2. By extension, to make a judgment about someone for something they have done. To anyone who is sitting in judgment on the family for their actions, I urge you to think carefully about what you might have done in a similar situation.See also: judgment, on, sit

value judgment

A judgment about someone or something based upon one's own personal beliefs, opinions, ideologies, etc., rather than objective facts or criteria. Their decision to fire him seems like a value judgment, as the manager has expressed in the past how he disliked Mike on a personal level. I implore you, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, not to make a value judgment when deciding my defendant's fate. You can't convict just because she disgusts you at a personal level—you have to decide whether she broke the law or not.See also: judgment, value

snap judgment

A decision made hastily, recklessly, or without careful consideration. The company enjoyed huge success in the '90s, but a series of snap judgments backfired on them, leading them to the brink of bankruptcy. The officer made the snap judgment to take the unresponsive child into his patrol car and rush her to the hospital himself.See also: judgment, snap

(I've) seen better.

a noncommittal and not very positive judgment about something or someone. Alice: How did you like the movie? John: I've seen better. Bill: What do you think about this weather? Bob: Seen better.See also: better, seen

(I've) seen worse.

a noncommittal and not totally negative judgment about something or someone. Alice: How did you like the movie? John: I've seen worse. Bill: What do you think about this weather? Gladys: Seen worse.See also: seen, worse

pass judgment (on someone or something)

to make a judgment about someone or something. I should not pass judgment on you, but I certainly could give you some good advice about how to be more pleasant. The judge passed judgment on the defendant, who was then taken away to prison.See also: judgment, pass

sit in judgment (up)on someone or something

to make a judgment about someone or something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) I don't want to sit in judgment upon you or anyone else, but I do have some suggestions. There is no need to sit in judgment on the proposal at this time.See also: judgment, on, sit

against one's better judgment

Despite serious misgivings or objections, as in Against my better judgment, I told her to come whenever she pleased. See also: better, judgment

snap judgment

A hurried or impetuous decision or finding, as in George was known for making snap judgments on personnel questions; he rarely bothered to investigate further . This expression, which uses snap in the sense of "quick," was first recorded in 1841. See also: judgment, snap

sit in judgment on someone

or

sit in judgment over someone

If someone sits in judgment on or over another person, they criticize their behaviour in a way that shows they think they are morally better than them. Note: `Judgment' is often spelled `judgement' in British English. She's no angel herself — she has no right to sit in judgement over other people. I think people should work hard to keep a marriage alive. I don't want to sit in judgment on other people, but if there's anything that's good you should try to hold on to it. Note: You use this expression to show disapproval. See also: judgment, on, sit, someone

judgment


judgment,

decision of a court of law respecting the issues before it. The term ordinarily is not applied to the decreedecree,
in law, decision of a suit in a court of equity. It is the counterpart in equity of the judgment in a court of law, although in those jurisdictions where law and equity have merged, judgment is sometimes used to include both.
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 (order) of courts of equityequity,
principles of justice originally developed by the English chancellor. In Anglo-American jurisprudence equitable principles and remedies are distinguished from the older system that the common law courts evolved.
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. The outstanding characteristic of a legal judgment, in contrast to an equitable decree, is its finality and fixity; thus, except for error justifying an appealappeal,
in law, hearing by a superior court to consider correcting or reversing the judgment of an inferior court, because of errors allegedly committed by the inferior court.
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, the judgment may not be reconsidered (see jeopardyjeopardy,
in law, condition of a person charged with a crime and thus in danger of punishment. At common law a defendant could be exposed to jeopardy for the same offense only once; exposing a person twice is known as double jeopardy.
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). The judgment, which in most cases of consequence follows the verdictverdict,
in law, official decision of a jury respecting questions of fact that the judge has laid before it. In the United States, verdicts must be unanimous in federal courts, but majority verdicts are constitutionally permissible in state courts.
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 of a juryjury,
body convened to make decisions of fact in legal proceedings. Development of the Modern Jury

Historians do not agree on the origin of the English jury.
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, is the determination of the judge that the defendant is guilty or innocent of the alleged offense. If the judgment is one of criminal guilt, the court proceeds to impose sentencesentence,
in criminal law, punishment that a court orders, imposed on a person convicted of criminal activity. Sentences typically consist of fines, corporal punishment, imprisonment for varying periods including life, or capital punishment, and sometimes combine two or more
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. In civil cases, when judgment is for the plaintiff, the court usually awards a sum as damagesdamages,
money award that the judgment of a court requires the defendant in a suit to pay to the plaintiff as compensation for the loss or injury inflicted. Damages are the form of legal redress most commonly sought.
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. The damages thereupon constitute a debt that takes priority over all other obligations of the defendant except taxes and previous judgments. If the debtor fails to pay, the sheriff, to execute the judgment, will seize and sell first his personal property and then his realty. The sheriff may also garnish monies owed to the defendant, e.g., his wages (see garnishmentgarnishment,
in law, means of requiring a third party who holds a debt (including wages) due a defendant to retain the property temporarily. The garnishment consists of a warning, in the form of a judgment, to the third party, called the garnishee, not to deliver the goods or
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). Certain property of the debtor is exempt from seizure, including clothing, equipment needed to carry on his trade or profession, and the family homestead. In some jurisdictions a defendant who willfully refuses to pay a judgment may be punished for contemptcontempt,
in law, interference with the functioning of a legislature or court. In its narrow and more usual sense, contempt refers to the despising of the authority, justice, or dignity of a court.
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 of court. A judgment rendered by the courts of one state is entitled to recognition by the courts of all other states.

Judgment

 

(prigovor), a decision delivered by a court after hearing a criminal case. The judgment establishes the guilt or innocence of the defendant and the sentence for a guilty person. It also establishes any other legal consequences of acknowledging the guilt or innocence of the defendant.

In the USSR the state uses the judgment to protect society and citizens against criminal encroachments, since it is in the judgment that the court, on behalf of the state, gives a sociopolitical assessment of the crime and the person who committed it. The law imposes high requirements on the judgment. It must be legal, substantiated, just, convincing, and well-reasoned. To meet these requirements, the judgment must be based on the evidence heard by the court in session, and it must express the objective truth.

There are two types of judgments in Soviet criminal procedure: conviction and acquittal. If the act has lost its social danger by the time of the trial or the person who committed it is no longer socially dangerous, the court delivers a guilty verdict without imposing a punishment. An acquittal is rendered where the elements of the crime have not been established or the participation of the defendant in the commission of the crime has not been proved.

Each judgment has three parts: an introductory part, a descriptive part (description and reasoning or only reasoning), and a resolutory part.

In view of the exceptional importance of the judgment, criminal procedural law provides a special procedure for rendering and announcing a judgment. The judgment is reached in the conference room where only members of the court for the given case can be present (the law protects the secrecy of the deliberations of the court). The deliberations are directed by the presiding judge. All questions are decided by a simple majority of votes, and the vote of a people’s assessor is equivalent to the vote of the presiding judge. A judge who is in the minority has the right to present a special opinion. The judgment is signed by all the judges, including the dissenting judge. After the judgment is signed it is announced in court, and all those present in the courtroom stand to hear it.

The judgment is given in the language in which the trial was conducted. If the judgment is given in a language that the defendant does not understand, it must be read after it is announced in a translation in the native language of the defendant or in another language that the defendant knows. A copy of the judgment is given to the convicted or acquitted person. The possibility of lodging an appeal or protest through the organs of court supervision guarantees that only legal and substantiated judgments will be enforced.


Judgment

 

(1) A proposition.

(2) A mental act expressing the speaker’s relationship to the content of a statement, or utterance, through affirmation of its modality and usually associated with the psychological state of conviction or belief. Reflecting the profoundly semantic nature of speech (and of linguistic thought in general), judgments in this sense, in contrast to propositions, always have a modal and evaluative character.

If a statement is evaluated only with respect to its truth-value—the mode of affirmation being “A is true” or “A is false”—the judgment is called assertoric. If what is affirmed is the possibility (of the truth) of what is stated—as in “A is possible (possibly true)” or “It is possible that A (is true)”—the judgment is called problematic. Finally, when it is the necessity (of the truth) of a statement that is affirmed—as in “A is necessary (necessarily true)” or “It must be that A (is true)”—the judgment is called apodictic. There are, of course, other possible evaluations of a statement, such as “A is beautiful” or “A is unfortunate,” but there is as yet no formulation or formal study of this kind of judgment in any theory of logic.

In classical logic, the only means of evaluating a statement is covered by the first mode considered above; from this point of view, however, a statement is indistinguishable from the assertoric affirmation of a statement, as shown in (1) and (2).

Hence in classical logic the terms “judgment” and “proposition” are synonymous, and judgments are not singled out as independent objects of inquiry. It is only in modal logic that judgments actually become a subject for special study.

REFERENCE

Church, A. Vvedenie v matematicheskuiu logiku, vol. 1. Moscow, 1960. Subsection 04. (Translated from English.)

M. M. NOVOSELOV

judgment

, judgement1. a. the decision or verdict pronounced by a court of law b. an obligation arising as a result of such a decision or verdict, such as a debt c. the document recording such a decision or verdict 2. Logica. the act of establishing a relation between two or more terms, esp as an affirmation or denial b. the expression of such a relation

judgment


judgment

 [juj´ment] the ability to make logical, rational decisions and decide whether a given action is right or wrong.clinical judgment the process by which the nurse decides on data to be collected about a client, makes an interpretation of the data, arrives at a nursing diagnosis, and identifies appropriate nursing actions; this involves problem solving, decision making, and critical thinking.

judg·ment

(jŭj'mĕnt) Ability to evaluate the positive and negative aspects of a behavior or situation and act or react appropriately.
Compare: discrimination
Synonym(s): judgement.

judg·ment

(jŭj'mĕnt) Ability to evaluate aspects of a behavior or situation and act or react appropriately.
Synonym(s): judgement.

Judgment


Related to Judgment: summary judgment

Judgment

A decision by a court or other tribunal that resolves a controversy and determines the rights and obligations of the parties.

A judgment is the final part of a court case. A valid judgment resolves all the contested issues and terminates the lawsuit, since it is regarded as the court's official pronouncement of the law on the action that was pending before it. It states who wins the case and what remedies the winner is awarded. Remedies may include money damages, injunctive relief, or both. A judgment also signifies the end of the court's jurisdiction in the case. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and most state rules of civil procedure allow appeals only from final judgments.

A judgment must be in writing and must clearly show that all the issues have been adjudicated. It must specifically indicate the parties for and against whom it is given. Monetary judgments must be definite, specified with certainty, and expressed in words rather than figures. Judgments affecting real property must contain an explicit description of the realty so that the land can easily be identified.

Once a court makes a judgment, it must be dated and docketed with the court administrator's office. Prior to modern computer databases, judgments were entered in a docket book, in alphabetic order, so that interested outsiders could have official notice of them. An index of judgments was prepared by the court administrator for record keeping and notification purposes. Most courts now record their judgments electronically and maintain computer docketing and index information. Though the means of storing the information are different, the basic process remains the same.

A court may amend its judgment to correct inaccuracies or ambiguities that might cause its actual intent to be misconstrued. Omissions, erroneous inclusions, and descriptions are correctable. However, persons who were not parties to the action cannot be brought into the lawsuit by an amended judgment. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure allow a judgment to be amended by a motion served within ten days after the judgment is entered. State rules of civil procedure also permit amendment of a judgment.

Different types of judgments are made, based on the process the court uses to make the final decision. A judgment on the merits is a decision arrived at after the facts have been presented and the court has reached a final determination of which party is correct. For example, in a Negligence lawsuit that is tried to a jury, the final decision will result in a judgment on the merits.

A judgment based solely on a procedural error is a dismissal Without Prejudice and generally will not be considered a judgment on the merits. A party whose case is dismissed without prejudice can bring the suit again as long as the procedural errors are corrected. A party that receives a judgment on the merits is barred from relitigating the same issue by the doctrine of Res Judicata. This doctrine establishes the principle that an issue that is judicially decided is decided once and for all.

A Summary Judgment may occur very early in the process of a lawsuit. Under Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and analogous state rules, any party may make a motion for a summary judgment on a claim, counterclaim, or cross-claim when he or she believes that there is no genuine issue of material fact and that he or she is entitled to prevail as a Matter of Law. A motion for summary judgment can be directed toward the entire claim or defense or toward any portion of the claim or defense. A court determines whether to grant summary judgment.

A Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict is a judgment in favor of one party despite a verdict in favor of the opposing litigant. A court may enter a judgment notwithstanding the verdict, thereby overruling the jury verdict, if the court believes there was insufficient evidence to justify the jury's decision.

A consent judgment, or agreed judgment, is a final decision that is entered on agreement of the litigants. It is examined and evaluated by the court, and, if sanctioned by the court, is ordered to be recorded as a binding judgment. Consent judgments are generally rendered in domestic relations cases after the Husband and Wife agree to a property and support settlement in a Divorce.

A default judgment results from the named defendant's failure to appear in court or from one party's failure to take appropriate procedural steps. It is entered upon the failure of the party to appear or to plead at an appropriate time. Before a default judgment is entered, the defendant must be properly served notice of the pending action. The failure to appear or answer is considered an admission of the truth of the opposing party's Pleading, which forms the basis for a default judgment.

A deficiency judgment involves a creditor and a debtor. Upon a debtor's failure to pay his or her obligations, a deficiency judgment is rendered in favor of the creditor for the difference between the amount of the indebtedness and the sum derived from a Judicial Sale of the debtor's property held in order to repay the debt.

Enforcement of Foreign Judgments

The principle of territoriality generally limits the power of a state of judicial enforcement of actions to be taken within its territory. Consequently, when a judgment is to be enforced out of property in another state, or requires some act to be done in that other state, the judgment must be brought to the judicial tribunals of the second state for implementation. This allows the judicial tribunal of the enforcing state to examine the judgment to determine whether it should be recognized and enforced.

Conditions for recognizing and enforcing a judgment of a court of another country may be established by treaty or follow general principles of International Law. Under those principles, a court of one state will enforce a foreign judgment if (1) the judgment is final between the parties; (2) the court that granted the judgment was competent to do so and had jurisdiction over the parties; (3) regular proceedings were followed that allowed the losing party a chance to be heard; (4) no Fraud was worked upon the first court; and (5) enforcement will not violate the public policy of the enforcing state.

Once a judgment is entered, the prevailing party may use it to collect damages. This may include placing a judgment lien on the losing party's real property, garnishing (collecting from an employer) the losing party's salary, or attaching the losing party's Personal Property. A judgment lien is a claim against the real estate of a party; the real estate cannot be sold until the judgment holder is paid. Attachment is the physical seizure of property owned by the losing party by a law officer, usually a sheriff, who gives the property to the person holding the judgment.

Under the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the Constitution, a judgment by a state court must be fully recognized and respected by every other state. For example, suppose the prevailing party in a California case knows that the defendant has assets in Arizona that could be used to pay the judgment. The prevailing party may docket the California judgment in the Arizona county court where the defendant's property is located. With the judgment now in effect in Arizona, the prevailing party may obtain a writ of execution that will authorize the sheriff in that Arizona county to seize the property to satisfy the judgment.

Once a judgment has been paid by the losing party in a lawsuit, that party is entitled to a formal discharge of the obligation, known as a satisfaction of judgment. This satisfaction is acknowledged or certified on the judgment docket.

Further readings

McCarter, W. Dudley, and Christopher L. Kanzler. 2001. "Dismissal Without Prejudice: A Trap for the Unwary." Journal of the Missouri Bar 56.

Tunick, Mark. 2000. Practices and Principles: Approaches to Ethical and Legal Judgment. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton Univ. Press.

judgment

n. the final decision by a court in a lawsuit, criminal prosecution, or appeal from a lower court's judgment, except for an "interlocutory judgment" which is tentative until a final judgment is made. The word "decree" is sometimes used as synonymous with judgment. (See: decree)

JUDGMENT, practice. The decision or sentence of the law, given by a court of justice or other competent tribunal, as the result of proceedings instituted therein, for the redress of an injury.
2. The language of judgments, therefore, is not that "it is decreed," or "resolved," by the court; but "it is considered," (consideratum est per curiam) that the plaintiff recover his debt, damages, or possession, as the case may require, or that the defendant do go without day. This implies that the judgment is not so much the decision of the court, as the sentence of the law pronounced and decreed by the court, after due deliberation and inquiry.
3. To be valid, a judicial judgment must be given by a competent judge or court, at a time and place appointed by law, and in the form it requires. A judgment would be null, if the judge had not jurisdiction of the matter; or, having such jurisdiction, he exercised it when there was no court held, or but of his district; or if be rendered a judgment before the cause was prepared for a hearing.
4. The judgment must confine itself to the question raised before the court, and cannot extend beyond it. For example, where the plaintiff sued for an injury committed on his lands by animals owned and kept carelessly by defendant, the judgment may be for damages, but it cannot command the defendant for the future to keep his cattle out of the plaintiff's land. That would be to usurp the power of the legislature. A judgment declares the rights which belong to the citizen, the law alone rules future actions. The law commands all men, it is the same for all, because it is general; judgments are particular decisions, which apply only to particular persons, and bind no others; they vary like the circumstances on which they are founded.
5. Litigious contests present to the courts facts to appreciate, agreements to be construed, and points of law to be resolved. The judgment is the result of the full examination of all these.
6. There are four kinds of judgments in civil cases, namely: 1. When the facts are admitted by the parties, but the law is disputed; as in case of judgment upon demurrer. 2. When the law is admitted, but the facts are disputed; as in, case of judgment upon a verdict. 3. When both the law and the facts are admitted by confession; as, in the case of cognovit actionem, on the part of the defendant; or nolle prosequi, on the part of the plaintiff. 4. By default of either party in the course of legal proceedings, as in the case of judgment by nihil dicit, or non sum informatus, when the defendant has omitted to plead or instruct his attorney to do so, after a proper notice or in cases of judgment by non pros; or, as in case of nonsuit, when the plaintiff omits to follow up his proceedings.
7. These four species of judgments, again, are either interlocutory or final. Vide 3 Black. Com. 396; Bing. on Judg. 1. For the lien of judgment in the several estates, vide Lien.
8. A list of the various judgments is here given.
9. Judgment in assumpsit is either in favor of the plaintiff or defendant; when in favor of the plaintiff, it is that he recover a specified sum, assessed by a jury, or on reference to the prothonotary, or other proper officer, for the damages which he has sustained, by reason of the defendant's non-performance of his promises and undertakings, and for full costs of suit. 1 Chit. Pl. 100. When the judgment is for the defendant, it is that he recover his costs.
 10. Judgment in actions on the case for torts, when for the plaintiff, is that he recover a sum of money ascertained by a jury for his damages occasioned by the committing of the grievances complained of, and the costs of suit. 1 Ch. Pl. 147. When for the defendant, it is for costs.
 11. Judgment of cassetur breve, or billa, is in cases of pleas in abatement where the plaintiff prays that his "writ" or "bill" "may be quashed, that he may sue or exhibit a better one." Steph. Pl. 130, 131, 128 Lawes, Civ. PI.
 12. Judgment by confession. When instead of entering a plea, the defendant chooses to confess the action; or, after pleading; he does, at any time before trial, both confess the action and withdraw his plea or other allegations; the judgment against him, in these two cases, is called a judgment by confession or by confession relicta verificatione. Steph. Pl. 130.
 13. Contradictory judgment. By this term is understood, in the state of Louisiana, a judgment which has been given after the parties have been heard, either in support of their claims, or in their defence. Code of Pract. art. 535; 11 L. R. 366, 569. A judgment is called contradictory to distinguish it from one which is rendered by default.
 14. Judgment in covenant; when for the plaintiff, is that he recover an ascertained sum for his damages, which he has sustained by reason of the breach or breaches of the defendant's covenant, together with costs of suit. 1 Chitty's Plead. 116, 117. When for the defendant, the judgment, is for costs.
 15. Judgment in the action of debt; when for the plaintiff, is that he recover his debt, and in general, nominal damages for the detention thereof; and in cases under the 8 and 9 Wm. III. c. 11, it is also awarded, that the plaintiff have execution for the damages sustained by the breach of a bond, conditioned for the performance of covenants; and that plaintiff recover full costs of suit. 1 Chitty's Pl. 108, 9.
 16. In some penal and other particular actions the plaintiff does not, however, always recover costs. Espinasse on Pen. Act. 154: Hull. on Costs, 200; Bull. N. P. 333; 5 Johns. R. 251.
 17. When the judgment is for the defendant, it is generally for costs. In some penal actions, however, neither party can recover costs, 5 Johns. R. 251.
 18. Judgment by default, is a judgment rendered in consequence of tho non-appearance of the defendant, and is either by nil dicit; vide Judgment by nil dicit, or by non sum informatus; vide Judgment by non sum informatus.
 19. This judgment is interlocutory in assumpsit, covenant, trespass, case, and replevin, where the sole object of the action is damages; but in debt, damages not being the principal object of the action, the plaintiff usually signs final judgment in the first instance. Vide Com. Dig. Pleader, B 11 and 12, E 42; 7 Vin. Ab. 429; Doct. Pl. 208; Grah. Pr, 631 Dane's Ab. Index, h.t.; 3 Chit. Pr. 671 to 680; Tidd's Pr. 563; 1 Lilly's Reg. 585; and article Default.
 20. Judgment in the action of detinue; when for the plaintiff, is in the alternative, that he recover the goods, or the value thereof, if he cannot have the goods themselves, and his damage for the detention and costs. 1 Ch. Pl. l21, 2; 1 Dall. R. 458.
 2l. Judgment in error, is a judgment rendered by a court of error, on a record sent up, from an inferior court. These judgments are of two kinds, of affirmance and reversal. When the judgment is for the defendant in error, whether the errors assigned be in law or in fact, it is "that the former judgment be affirmed, and stand in full force and effect, the said causes and matters assigned for error notwithstanding, and that the defendant in error recover $____ for his damages, charges and costs which he hath sustained," &c. 2 Tidd's Pr. 1126; Arch. Forms, 221. When it is for the plaintiff in error, the judgment is that it be reversed or recalled. It is to be reversed for error in law, in this form, that it be reversed, annulled and altogether holden for nought." Arch. Forms, 224. For error in fact the, judgment is recalled, revocatur. 2 Tidd's Pr. 1126.
 22. A final judgment is one which puts an end to the suit.
 23. When the issue is one in fact, and is tried by a jury, the jury at the time that they try the issue, assess the damages, and the judgment is final in the first instance, and is that the plaintiff do recover the damages assessed.
 24. When an interlocutory judgment has been rendered, and a writ of inquiry has issued to ascertain the damages, on the return of the inquisition the plaintiff is entitled to a final judgment, namely, that he recover the amount of damages so assessed. Steph. Pl. 127, 128.
 25. An interlocutory judgment, is one given in the course of a cause, before final judgment. When the action sounds in damages, and the issue is an issue in law, or when any issue in fact not tried by a jury is decided in favor of the plaintiff, then the judgment is that the plaintiff ought to recover his damages without specifying their amount; for, as there has been no trial by jury in the case, the amount of damages is not yet ascertained. The judgment is then said to be interlocutory.
 26. To ascertain such damages it is the practice to issue a writ of inquiry. Steph. Pl. 127. When the action is founded on a promissory note, bond, or other writing, or any other contract by which the amount due may be readily computed, the practice is, in some courts, to refer it to the prothonotary or clerk to assess the damages.
 27. There is one species of interlocutory judgment which establishes nothing but the inadequacy of the defence set up this is the judgment for the plaintiff on demurrer to a plea in abatement, by which it appears that the defendant has mistaken the law on a point which does not affect the merits of his case; and it being but reasonable that he should offer, if he can, a further defence, that judgment is that he do answer over, in technical language, judgment of respondeat ouster. (q.v.) Steph. Plead, 126; Bac. Ab. Pleas, N. 4; 2 Arch. Pr. 3.
 28. Judgment of nil capiat per breve or per billam. When an issue arises upon a declaration or peremptory plea, and it is decided in favor of the defendant, the judgment is, in general, that, the plaintiff take nothing by his writ, (or bill,) and that the defendant go thereof without day, &c. This is called a judgment of nil capiat per breve, or per billam. Steph. Pl. 128.
 29. Judgment by nil dicit, is one rendered against a defendant for want of a plea. The plaintiff obtains a rule on the defendant to plead within a time specified, of which he serves a notice on the defendant or his attorney; if the defendant neglect to enter a plea within the time specified, the plaintiff may sign judgment against him.
 30. Judgment of nolle prosequi, is a judgment entered against the plaintiff, where, after appearance and before judgment, he says, "he will not further prosecute his suit." Steph. Pl. 130 Lawes Civ. Pl. 166.
 31. Judgment of non obstante veredicto, is a judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff, without regard to the verdict obtained by the defendant.
 32. The motion for such judgment is made where after a pleading by the defendant in confession and avoidance, as, for example, a plea in bar, and issue joined thereon, and verdict found for, the defendant, the plaintiff on retrospective examination of the record, conceives that such plea was bad in substance, and might have been made the subject of demurrer on that ground. If the plea was itself substantially bad in law, of course the verdict, which merely shows it to be true in point of fact, cannot avail to entitle the defendant to judgment; while on the other hand the plea being in confession and avoidance, involves a confession of the plaintiff's declaration, and shows that he was entitled. to maintain his action. In such case, therefore, this court will give judgment for the plaintiff, without regard to the verdict; and this, for the reasons above explained, is called a judgment upon confession. Sometimes it may be expedient for the plaintiff to move for judgment non obstante, &c., even though the verdict be in his own favor; for, if in such case as above described, he takes judgment as upon the verdict, it seems that such judgment would be erroneous, and that the only safe course is to take it as upon confession. 1 Wils. 63; Cro. Eliz, 778 2 Roll. Ab. 99. See also, Cro. Eliz. 2 1 4 6 Mod. 1 0; Str. 394; 1 Ld. Raym. 641; 8 Taunt. 413; Rast. Ent. 622; 1 Wend. 307; 2 Wend. 624; 5 Wend. 513; 4 Wend. 468; 6 Cowen, R. 225. See this Dict. Repleader, for the difference between a repleader and a judgment non obstante veredicto.
 33. Judgment by non sum informatus, is one which is rendered, when instead of entering a plea, the defendant's attorney says he is not informed of any answer to be given to the action. Steph. Pl. 130.
 34. Judgment of non pros. (from non prosequitur,) is one given against the plaintiff, in any class of actions, for not declaring, or replying, or surrejoining, &c., or for not entering the issue.
 35. Judgment of nonsuit, Practice, is one against the plaintiff, which happens when, on trial by jury, the plaintiff, on being called or demanded, at the instance of the defendant, to be present while the jury give their verdict, fails to make his appearance.
 36. In this case, no verdict is given, but the judgment of nonsuit passes against the plaintiff. So if, after issue be joined, the plaintiff neglect to bring such issue on to be tried in due time, as limited by the practice of the court, in the particular case, judgment will be also given against him for this default; and it is called judgment as in case of nonsuit. Steph. Pl. 131.
 37. After suffering a nonsuit, the plaintiff may commence another action for the same cause for which the first had been instituted.
 38. In some cases, plaintiffs having obtained information in what manner the jury had agreed upon their verdict before it was delivered in court, have, when the jury were ready to give in such verdict against them, suffered a nonsuit for the purpose of commencing another action and obtaining another trial. To prevent this abuse, the legislature of Pennsylvania have provided, by the Act of March 28, 1814, 6:Reed's L. 208, that "whenever on the trial of any cause, the jury shall be ready to give in their verdict, the plaintiff shall not be called, nor shall he then be permitted to suffer a nonsuit."
 39. Judgment quod computet. The name of an interlocutory judgment in an action of account render that the defendant do account, quod computet. Vide 4 Wash. C. C. R. 84; 2 Watts, R. 95; 1 Penn. R. 138.
 40. Judgment quod recuperet. When an issue in law, other than one arising on a dilatory plea, or an issue in fact, is decided in favor of the plaintiff, the judgment is, that the plaintiff do recover, which is called a judgment quod recuperet. Steph. Pl. 126; Com. Dig. Abatement, I 14, I 15; 2 Arch. Pr. 3. This judgment is of two kinds, namely, interlocutory or final.
 41. Judgment in replevin, is either for the plaintiff or defendant.
 42.-1. For the plaintiff. 1. When the declaration is in the detinuit, that is, where the plaintiff declares, that the chattels "were detained until replevied by the sheriff," the judgment is that he recover the damages assessed by the jury for the taking and unjust detention, or for the latter only, where the former was justifiable, as also his costs. 5 Serg. & Rawle, 133 Ham. N. P. 488.
 43.-2. If the replevin is in the detinet, that is, where the plaintiff declares that the chattels taken are "yet detained," the jury must find, 'in addition to the above, the value of the chattels, (assuming that they are still detained,) not in a gross sum, but each separate article; for tho defendant, perhaps, will restore some, in which case the plaintiff is to recover the value of the remainder. Ham. N. P. 489; Fitz. N. B. 159, b; 5 Serg. & Rawle, 130.
 44.-2. For the defendant. 1. If the replevin be abated, the judgment is, that the writ or plaint abate, and that the defendant (having avowed) have a return of the chattels.
 46.-2. When the plaintiff is nonsuited) the judgment for the defendant, at common law, is, that the chattels be restored to him, and this without his first assigning the purpose for which they were taken, because, by abandoning his suit, the plaintiff admits that he had no right to dispossess the defendant by prosecuting the replevin. The form of this judgment. is simply "to have a return," without adding the words "to hold irreplevisable." Ham. N. P. 490.
 46. As to the form of judgments in cases of nonsuit, under the 21 Hen. VIII. c. 19, and 17 Car. II. c. 7, see Ham. N. P. 490, 491; 2 Ch. Plead. 161; 8 Wentw. Pl. 116; 5 Serg. & Rawle, 132; 1 Saund. 195, n. 3; 2 Saund. 286, n. 5. It is still in the defendant's option in these cases, to take his judgment pro retorno habendo at common law. 5 Serg. & Rawle, 132; 1 Lev. 265; 3 T. R. 349.
 47.-3. When the avowant succeeds upon the merits of his case, the common law judgment is, that he "have return irreplevisable," for it is apparent that he is by law entitled to keep possession of the goods. 5 Serg. & Rawle, 135; Ham. N. P. 493; 1 Chit. Pl. 162. For the form of judgments in favor of the avowant, under the last mentioned statutes, gee Ham. N. P. 494-5.
 48. Judgment of respondeat ouster. When there is an issue in law, arising on a dilatory plea, and it is decided in favor of the plaintiff, the judgment is only that the defendant answer over, which is called a judgment of respondeat ouster. The pleading is accordingly resumed, and the action proceeds. Steph. Pl. 126; see Bac. Abr. Pleas, N 4; 2 Arch. Pr. 3.
 49. Judgment of retraxit, is one where, after appearance and before judgment, the, plaintiff enters upon the record that he "withdraws his suit;" in such case judgment is given against him. Steph. Pl. 130.
 50. Judgment in an action on trespass, when for the plaintiff, is, that he recover the damages assessed by the jury, and the costs. For the defendant, that he recover the costs.
 51. Judgment in action on the case for trover, when for the plaintiff, is, that he recover damages and costs. 1 Ch. Pl. 157, For the defendant, the judgment is, that he recover his costs.
 52. Judgment of capiatur. At common law, on conviction, in a civil action, of a forcible wrong, alleged to have been committed vi et armis, &c., the defendant was obliged to pay a fine to the king, for the breach of the peace implied in the act, and a judgment of capiatur pro fine was rendered against him, under which he was liable to be arrested, and imprisoned till the fine was paid. But by the 5 W. & M. c. 12, the judgment of capiatur pro fine was abolished. Gould on Pl. Sec. 38, 82; Bac. Ab. Fines and Amercements, C 1; 1 Ld. Raym. 273, 4; Style, 346. See Judgment of misericordia, 53. Judgment of misericordia. At common law, the party to, a suit who did not prevail was punished for his unjust vexation, and therefore judgment was given against him, quod sit in misericordia pro falso clamore. Hence, when the plaintiff sued out a writ, the sheriff was obliged to take pledges of prosecution before he returned it, which when fines and amercements were considerable, were real and responsible persons, and answerable for those amercements; but now they are never levied, and the pledges are merely formal, namely, John Doe and Richard Roe. Bac. Ab. Fines, &c., C 1 1 Lord Ray. 273, 4.
 54. In actions where the judgment was against the defendant, it was entered at common law, with a misericordia or a capiatur. With a misericordia in actions on contracts, with a capiatur in actions of trespass, or other forcible wrong, alleged to have been committed vi et armis. See Judgment of capiatur; Gould on Pl. c. 4, Sec. 38, 82, 83.
 55. Judgment quod partitio fiat, is a judgment, in a writ of partition, that partition be made; this is not a final judgment. The final judgment is, quod partitio facta firma et stabilis in perpetuum teneatur. Co. Litt. 169; 2 Bl. Rep. 1159.
 56. Judgment quod partes replacitent. The name of a judgment given when the court award a repleader.
 57. When issue is joined on an immaterial point, or a point on which the court cannot give a judgment determining the right, they award a repleader or judgment quod partes replacitent. See Bac. Ab. Pleas, &c., M; 3 Heyw. 159; Peck's R. 325. See, generally, Bouv. Inst. Index, h.t.

JUDGMENT, ARREST OF, practice. This takes place when the court withhold judgment from the plaintiff on the ground that there is some error appearing on the face of the record, which vitiates the proceedings. In consequence of such error, on whatever part of the record it may arise, from the commencement of the suit to the time when the motion in arrest of judgment is made, the court are bound to arrest the judgment.
2. It is, however, only with respect to objections apparent on the record, that such motions can be made. They cannot, in general, be made in respect to formal objections. This was formerly otherwise, and judgments were constantly arrested for matters of mere form; 3 Bl. Corn. 407; 2 Reeves, 448; but this abuse has been long remedied by certain statutes passed at different periods, called the statutes of amendment and jeofails, by the effect of which, judgments, cannot, in general, now be arrested for any objection of form. Steph. Pl. 117; see 3 Bl. Com. 393; 21 Vin. Ab. 457; 1 Sell. Pr. 496.

judgment


Judgment

An order from a judge or jury to pay a certain amount of money. Judgments usually come after a lawsuit or a criminal conviction. For example, if a company is sued and found liable, it may receive a judgment for, say, $1 million, which it must pay to the plaintiff. Also, if one is convicted of theft, one may be ordered to repay what one has stolen. See also: Out-of-Court Settlement.

judgment

An order of a court.

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noun opinion

Synonyms

  • opinion
  • view
  • estimate
  • belief
  • assessment
  • conviction
  • diagnosis
  • valuation
  • deduction
  • appraisal

noun verdict

Synonyms

  • verdict
  • finding
  • result
  • ruling
  • decision
  • sentence
  • conclusion
  • determination
  • decree
  • order
  • arbitration
  • adjudication
  • pronouncement

noun sense

Synonyms

  • sense
  • common sense
  • good sense
  • judiciousness
  • reason
  • understanding
  • taste
  • intelligence
  • smarts
  • discrimination
  • perception
  • awareness
  • wisdom
  • wit
  • penetration
  • prudence
  • sharpness
  • acumen
  • shrewdness
  • discernment
  • perspicacity
  • sagacity
  • astuteness
  • percipience

phrase against your better judgment

Synonyms

  • reluctantly
  • grudgingly
  • unwillingly
  • with reservation
  • in spite of yourself

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noun a position arrived at by reasoning from premises or general principles

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  • conclusion
  • deduction
  • illation
  • illative
  • inference

noun the ability to make sensible decisions

Synonyms

  • common sense
  • sense
  • wisdom
  • gumption
  • horse sense

noun the act or result of judging the worth or value of something or someone

Synonyms

  • appraisal
  • appraisement
  • assessment
  • estimate
  • estimation
  • evaluation
  • valuation

noun an authoritative or official decision, especially one made by a court

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  • decree
  • determination
  • edict
  • pronouncement
  • ruling

noun a judicial decision, especially one setting the punishment to be inflicted on a convicted person

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  • sentence
  • rap

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noun an opinion formed by judging something

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  • mind

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noun the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event

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  • assessment
  • judgement

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  • human action
  • human activity
  • act
  • deed
  • justice
  • adjudication
  • disapproval
  • evaluation
  • rating
  • estimate
  • estimation
  • logistic assessment
  • value judgement
  • value judgment

noun (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it

Synonyms

  • judicial decision
  • judgement

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  • due process
  • due process of law
  • reversal
  • affirmation
  • cognovit judgement
  • cognovit judgment
  • confession of judgement
  • confession of judgment
  • default judgement
  • default judgment
  • judgement by default
  • judgment by default
  • non pros
  • non prosequitur
  • final decision
  • final judgment
  • judgement in personam
  • judgment in personam
  • personal judgement
  • personal judgment
  • judgement in rem
  • judgment in rem
  • dismissal
  • judgement of dismissal
  • judgment of dismissal
  • judgement on the merits
  • judgment on the merits
  • judgement on the pleadings
  • judgment on the pleadings
  • summary judgement
  • summary judgment
  • arbitrament
  • arbitrement
  • arbitration
  • ruling
  • opinion
  • finding
  • law
  • jurisprudence

noun the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions

Synonyms

  • judging
  • judgement

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  • deciding
  • decision making
  • prejudgement
  • prejudgment

noun the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision

Synonyms

  • judgement
  • legal opinion
  • opinion

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  • legal document
  • legal instrument
  • official document
  • instrument
  • concurring opinion
  • dissenting opinion
  • majority opinion
  • fatwah
  • dictum
  • obiter dictum
  • law
  • jurisprudence

noun the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions

Synonyms

  • sound judgement
  • sound judgment
  • perspicacity
  • judgement

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  • trait
  • objectiveness
  • objectivity
  • subjectiveness
  • subjectivity

noun the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations

Synonyms

  • sagaciousness
  • sagacity
  • discernment
  • judgement

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  • eye
  • common sense
  • good sense
  • gumption
  • horse sense
  • mother wit
  • sense
  • judiciousness
  • circumspection
  • discreetness
  • discretion
  • prudence
  • indiscreetness
  • injudiciousness
  • sapience
  • wisdom
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