judgement

Noun

judgment (countable and uncountable, plural judgments)

1. The act of judging.
   • The key to the situation was judgment of the role the railways could play in modern times.1962 December, “Dr. Beeching previews the plan for British Railways”, in Modern Railways, page 376

   Synonyms:

   adjudication

2. The power or faculty of performing such operations; especially, when unqualified, the faculty of judging or deciding rightly, justly, or wisely.
   • a man of judgment / a man of good judgment

   Synonyms:

   discernment, sense

3. The conclusion or result of judging; an opinion; a decision.
   • She in my judgment was as fair as you.c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

   Synonyms:

   estimate, thinking, verdict, award, censure, choice, opinion, conclusion, decision, deduction

4. The act of determining, as in courts of law, what is conformable to law and justice; also, the determination, decision, or sentence of a court, or of a judge.
   • In judgments between the Rich and the Poor: it is not to be considered what the poor man needs, but what is his own1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Francis Ashe […], →OCLC

   Synonyms:

   attaintment, condemnation, conviction, judgement, proscription

5. The final award; the last sentence.