Judgement — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision

an opinion formed by judging something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈʌdʒmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈʌdʒmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈʌdʒmənt/

3 syllables Say it as /dʒˈʌdʒmənt/.

Examples

opinions are usually written by a single judge
he was reluctant to make his judgment known
she changed her mind

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sagaciousness judgment legal opinion judging mind sagacity opinion discernment sound judgment sound judgement assessment perspicacity judicial decision

Parts of Speech

noun	the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision “opinions are usually written by a single judge”
noun	an opinion formed by judging something “he was reluctant to make his judgment known”
noun	the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
noun	the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
noun	the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
noun	(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
noun	the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event “they criticized my judgment of the contestants”

Word Forms

judge	verb	put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
judgmental	adjective	depending on judgment
sagacious	adjective	skillful in statecraft or management

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Urteil

das juristische Dokument, in dem die Gründe für eine gerichtliche Entscheidung angegeben sind

🇫🇷French

jugement

le document juridique exposant les motifs d'une décision judiciaire

🇪🇸Spanish

juicio

el documento legal que establece los motivos de una decisión judicial

🇮🇹Italian

sentenza

il documento legale che indica le ragioni di una decisione giudiziaria

🇳🇱Dutch

oordeel

het juridische document waarin de redenen voor een rechterlijke beslissing worden vermeld

🇵🇹Portuguese

julgamento

o documento legal que expõe as razões de uma decisão judicial

🇷🇺Russian

суждение

юридический документ, в котором указаны причины судебного решения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रलय

न्यायिक निर्णय के कारणों को बताने वाला कानूनी दस्तावेज़

🇧🇩Bengali

রায়

একটি বিচারিক সিদ্ধান্তের কারণ উল্লেখ করে আইনি নথি

🇮🇳Tamil

தீர்ப்பு

நீதித்துறை முடிவுக்கான காரணங்களைக் கூறும் சட்ட ஆவணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

తీర్పు

న్యాయ నిర్ణయానికి గల కారణాలను తెలిపే చట్టపరమైన పత్రం

🇮🇳Marathi

निर्णय

न्यायालयीन निर्णयाची कारणे सांगणारा कायदेशीर दस्तऐवज

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચુકાદો

ન્યાયિક નિર્ણયના કારણો દર્શાવતો કાનૂની દસ્તાવેજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೀರ್ಪು

ನ್ಯಾಯಾಂಗ ನಿರ್ಧಾರದ ಕಾರಣಗಳನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಸುವ ಕಾನೂನು ದಾಖಲೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിധി

ഒരു ജുഡീഷ്യൽ തീരുമാനത്തിനുള്ള കാരണങ്ങൾ വ്യക്തമാക്കുന്ന നിയമ പ്രമാണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਣਾ

ਨਿਆਂਇਕ ਫੈਸਲੇ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦਾ ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਦਸਤਾਵੇਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

فیصلہ

قانونی دستاویز جو عدالتی فیصلے کی وجوہات بیان کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

判断

说明司法决定理由的法律文件

🇯🇵Japanese

判定

司法判断の理由を記載した法的文書

🇰🇷Korean

심판

사법 결정의 이유를 기술한 법적 문서

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự phán xét

văn bản pháp luật nêu rõ lý do đưa ra quyết định tư pháp

🇹🇭Thai

การตัดสิน

เอกสารทางกฎหมายที่ระบุเหตุผลในการตัดสินของศาล

🇮🇩Indonesian

keputusan

dokumen hukum yang menyatakan alasan keputusan pengadilan

🇵🇭Filipino

paghatol

ang legal na dokumento na nagsasaad ng mga dahilan para sa isang hudisyal na desisyon

🇲🇾Malay

penghakiman

dokumen undang-undang yang menyatakan sebab bagi keputusan kehakiman

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحكم

الوثيقة القانونية التي توضح أسباب القرار القضائي

🇮🇷Persian

قضاوت

سند قانونی که دلایل تصمیم قضایی را بیان می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

yargı

adli kararın gerekçelerini belirten yasal belge

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּסַק דִין

המסמך המשפטי המפרט את הנימוקים להחלטה שיפוטית

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The primary meaning of 'judgement' is 'the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision'.

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Using 'judgement' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'judgement' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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