Judgment | Mean of judgment in English Dictionary

/ˈʤʌʤmənt/

• Noun
• an opinion or decision that is based on careful thought
1. We have to make a judgment about the value of their services.
2. In my judgment [=opinion], the stock has performed badly. = It is my judgment that the stock has performed badly.
3. The judgment of the editors is final.
4. I agreed to let him join us, even though it was against my better judgment. [=even though I did not think it was the best thing to do]
5. a snap judgment [=a hasty decision or opinion]
6. value judgments [=opinions about the worth or value of something]
• the act or process of forming an opinion or making a decision after careful thought
1. Don't rush to judgment without examining the evidence.
2. It would be premature to pass judgment on [=to state an opinion on] his place in history.
3. Don't pass judgment on me [=don't criticize me] until you know all the facts.
4. “Were his policies good or bad?” “I'll have to reserve/suspend judgment on that. It's too soon to know.”
• the ability to make good decisions about what should be done
1. Use your own best judgment.
2. He showed bad judgment. = He showed a lack of judgment.

• a decision made by a court
1. The court granted/pronounced a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs.
2. the judgment of the court
3. I won a judgment against the bank.
• something bad or unpleasant that is thought to be a punishment from God
1. a divine judgment against sinners
• to say whether or not someone or something is morally good, proper, etc.
1. He has no right to sit in judgment on/of/over me. [=he has no right to judge me]