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Definition judgment in American English

judgment noun

noun
/ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/

▪ accept, affect, cloud, deliver, exercise, form, give, impair, make, pass, reserve, suspend, use

1

an opinion that you have after thinking carefully about something

Example

It is still too soon to form a judgment about this.

Example

He's too quick to make judgments about other people.

Example

You have to accept his judgment on the matter.

Example

The counselor should not pass judgment or give advice.

Example

I'll reserve judgment on him for now.

Example

In her judgment, he was not very good at his job.

Example

The system allows us to make judgments as to its quality.

Synonyms and related words
opinion attitude view
Example

The alcohol had adversely affected his judgment.

Example

Don't ask me - use your own judgment.

Example

Just for a moment, anger clouded my professional judgment.

Synonyms and related words
intelligence intuition intellect
3

a decision that is made by a judge in a court of law

Example

the judgment handed down today by the Supreme Court

Example

Lord Haynes delivered a dissenting judgment in this particular case.

Synonyms and related words
acquit acquittal affiliation order
4

something unpleasant that happens and is believed to be a punishment from God

Synonyms and related words
punishment retribution lesson
Definition judgment in American English