personal judgment
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Definition
Noun: 1. An individual's own opinion or assessment: The act or result of forming an opinion or making a decision based on one's own beliefs, experiences, and reasoning, rather than on external rules or objective facts. 2. A legal judgment against a person or entity: A court ruling that holds an individual (or a corporation) personally liable for the payment of monetary damages.
Usage Examples
- Individual Opinion:
- You should use your own personal judgment to decide which candidate is best for the job.
- The reviewer's personal judgment of the film was very positive, though it received mixed reviews elsewhere.
- Legal Context:
- The court entered a personal judgment against the defendant, ordering him to pay $50,000 in compensation.
- Unlike a judgment against property, a personal judgment can be enforced against the debtor's future earnings.
Advanced Usage
- "To exercise one's personal judgment": To actively apply one's own reasoning and discretion in making a decision.
- Managers are encouraged to exercise their personal judgment in handling customer complaints.
- "A matter of personal judgment": Something that depends on individual opinion and cannot be decided by a fixed rule.
- Whether the artwork is beautiful or not is a matter of personal judgment.
Variants and Related Words
- Judgment (n): The general ability to make considered decisions; an opinion or conclusion; a formal decision by a court.
- Personal opinion (n): A view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
- Discretion (n): The freedom to decide what should be done in a particular situation.
Synonyms
- Individual assessment
- Subjective opinion
- Discretion
- Legal liability (for the legal sense)
Related Phrases
- Against one's better judgment: Doing something even though one thinks it is not wise.
- She lent him the money against her better judgment.
- To reserve judgment: To delay forming or stating an opinion.
- I will reserve judgment until I have seen all the evidence.
Noun
- a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages