English

Alternative spellings
judgment
iugement, iudgement, iudgment, iudgemente, iudgmente (obsolete)

Etymology
From Old French jugement (French jugement), from juger; see judge.

Pronunciation
AHD|/jŭj'm�nt/
IPA|/ʤ�ʤm�nt/

Noun
en-noun

1. The act of judge|judging
2. The power or faculty of performing such operations; especially, when unqualified, the faculty of judging or deciding rightly, justly, or wisely; as, a man of judgement; a politician without judgement.

#:He shall judge thy people with righteousness and thy poor with judgement. –Psalms 72:2 (w:King James Version of the Bible|King James Version).
#:Hermia. I would my father look'd but with my eyes. Theseus. Rather your eyes must with his judgement look. –Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, I-i

1. The conclusion or result of judging; an opinion; a decision.

#:She in my judgement was as fair as you. - Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona, IV-iv

1. 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 judgements between rich and poor, consider not what the poor man needs, but what is his own. –w:Jeremy Taylor|Jer. Taylor.
#:Most heartily I do beseech the court To give the judgement. –Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, IV-i

1. theology The final award; the last sentence.

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