judgement
/'dʤʌdʤmənt/ Cách viết khác : (judgement) /'dʤʌdʤmənt/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The act of forming an opinion or evaluation: The process of making a considered decision or assessment about a person, situation, or event.
- The capacity for making such decisions: The mental ability to think clearly, understand situations, and make sensible decisions.
- An opinion or conclusion formed: The result or product of the act of judging.
- (Law) The official decision of a court: The final, authoritative ruling given by a judge or court in a legal case, often including the reasons for the decision.
Usage and Examples
- General Assessment:
- The manager's judgement in hiring the new team was excellent.
- I trust your judgement on this matter.
- Forming an Opinion:
- In my judgement, the plan is too risky.
- She made a fair judgement about the book's quality.
- Legal Context:
- The court will deliver its judgement next week.
- The judge's written judgement was over fifty pages long.
- Mental Faculty:
- He showed poor judgement by investing all his money in one stock.
- A good leader must have sound judgement.
Advanced Usage
- To reserve judgement: To delay forming or stating an opinion until more information is available.
- I'll reserve judgement until I've seen the full report.
- A judgement call: A decision that has to be made based on personal interpretation and discretion, rather than on a fixed rule.
- Whether to stop the game due to rain is a judgement call for the umpire.
- To sit in judgement (on/over someone): To act as a judge, especially in a critical or moralizing way.
- It's not for us to sit in judgement on their lifestyle choices.
Variants and Related Words
- Judge (verb/noun): To form an opinion or assessment; a public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law.
- Judgmental (adjective): Having or displaying an overly critical point of view.
- Judicious (adjective): Having, showing, or done with good judgement or sense.
- Adjudication (noun): The formal process of judging or settling a dispute.
Synonyms
- Assessment: The act of evaluating or estimating the nature, ability, or quality of something.
- Verdict: A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.
- Discernment: The ability to judge well.
- Ruling: An authoritative decision or pronouncement, especially one made by a judge.
Idioms and Phrases
- Against one's better judgement: Contrary to what one feels to be wise or sensible.
- I lent him the money, against my better judgement.
- The Last Judgement: (Often capitalized) In Christian theology, the final and eternal judgement by God of all people.
- A error of judgement: A mistake in thinking or deciding.
- Missing that meeting was a serious error of judgement on my part.
Noun
- the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
- they criticized my judgment of the contestants
- (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
- the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
- the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
- the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
- an opinion formed by judging something
- he was reluctant to make his judgment known
- she changed her mind
- the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
- opinions are usually written by a single judge