0 the ability to form valuable opinions and make good decisions:
I don't think you have the right to pass judgment (on others) (= to say whether you think other people are good or bad).
I'm going to reserve judgment (on the decision) (= not say whether I think it is good or bad) for the time being.
It proved difficult to come to/form/make a judgment about how well the school was performing.
2 the ability to make decisions or to make good decisions, or the act of developing an opinion, esp. after careful thought:
3 a decision in a court of law
4 a decision that you make, or an opinion that you have, after considering all the facts in a situation:
5 the ability to make good decisions or to form sensible opinions about something:
Careful judgement will be needed in deciding whether it is trade policy or environmental policy which must be adjusted.
Newspaper editors are sometimes guilty of errors in judgement.
sound/good/poor judgment Sound judgment is essential because decisions we make directly affect people's health and safety.
professional/business judgment
exercise/use your judgment We rely on trustees to exercise their judgment in overseeing financial procedures
trust/doubt/question sb's judgment Junior employees are often reluctant to question the judgment of their bosses.
People should not be forced, against their better judgment, into taking out loans they cannot repay.
in sb's judgment In my judgement, this is the biggest foreign policy mistake the country has ever made.
6 a final decision made by a judge in a court of law:
HM Revenue & Customs is using the recent judgement to argue that UK shareholders in offshore companies should pay income tax.
judgment against sb/sth They won a $2.8 million judgment against the insurer for shortchanging them for storm damage to their home.
a €500,000/$16.8 million, etc. judgment She won a $450,000 judgment after convincing jurors she was subject to sexual harassment.
7 to express an opinion, especially a criticism:
8 to wait until more information about something is available before expressing an opinion, making a decision, or taking action:
9 to criticize someone, especially when you have no right to do so:
Campaigners insist it is the job of politicians to govern, not to sit in moral judgment on people's lifestyles.
Trust your own judgment and don't be guided by what anyone else thinks.
How could you humiliate me by questioning my judgment in front of everyone like that?
Are the company's current difficulties a result of bad luck or bad judgment?
I reserve judgment on this issue until we have more information.
Efforts to sever judgments from such surrounding feelings and experience strike me as strained.
We should be wary of judgments that depend on that very modern distinction between the public and the private.
My conclusion is that truth judgments require a theistic framework.
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