judgment
noun
judg·ment
| \ ˈjəj-mənt
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variants:
or judgement
Definition of judgment
1a
: the process of forming an opinion or evaluation by discerning and comparing
careful judgment of the odds
b
: an opinion or estimate so formed
is not worth doing in my judgment
2a
: the capacity for judging : discernment
be guided by your own judgment showing poor judgment
b
: the exercise of this capacity
a situation requiring careful judgment
3a
: a formal utterance of an authoritative opinion
b
: an opinion so pronounced
4a
: a formal decision given by a court
b(1)
: an obligation (such as a debt) created by the decree of a court
(2)
: a certificate evidencing such a decree
5a
capitalized
: the final judging of humankind by God
sinners awaiting Judgment
b
: a divine sentence or decision
specifically
: a calamity held to be sent by God
believed their bad luck to be a judgment upon them
6
: a proposition stating something believed or asserted