judgmentnoun
also judgement uk/ˈdʒʌdʒ.mənt/us/ˈdʒʌdʒ.mənt/judgment noun (DECIDE)
C2 [ U ] the ability to form valuable opinions and make good decisions:
to show good/sound/poor judgment
I don't think you have the right to pass judgment (on others) (= to say whether you think other people are good or bad).
I'm going to reserve judgment (on the decision) (= not say whether I think it is good or bad) for the time being.
B2 [ C ] a decision or opinion about someone or something that you form after thinking carefully:
It proved difficult to come to/form/make a judgment about how well the school was performing.
in sb's judgment
according to someone's opinion:
In my judgment, we should let the solicitor deal with this.
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- Trust your own judgment and don't be guided by what anyone else thinks.
- I have absolute faith in her judgment.
- How could you humiliate me by questioning my judgment in front of everyone like that?
- Are the company's current difficulties a result of bad luck or bad judgment?
- I reserve judgment on this issue until we have more information.
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Intelligence
- acuity
- acumen
- agile
- apt
- artful
- as (if) to the manner born idiom
- brilliance
- gumption
- highbrow
- horse sense
- imaginative
- ingenious
- profound
- quick-witted
- razor-sharp
- ready
- resource
- resourceful
- resourcefulness
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Judgments and analyses
Opinions, beliefs and points of view
judgment noun (LEGAL)
[ C or U ] an official legal decision:
It is the judgment of this court that you are guilty of murder.
We are still waiting for the court to pass/pronounce judgment (= give a decision) on the case.
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Court cases, orders & decisions
- actionable
- administer
- admissible
- affidavit
- affiliation order
- bail
- bale
- defend
- inadmissible
- injunction
- judicature
- judicial
- jurisdiction
- plea
- remedy
- Rex
- ruling
- separation
- sequester
- show trial
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Idiom(s)
against your better judgment