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English

Etymology
From OF. jugement.

Pronunciation
enPR|/jŭj'm�nt/, IPA|/�ʤ�ʤm�nt/, SAMPA|/"dZVdZm@nt/
audio|en-us-judgment.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
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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 judgment; a politician without judgment.

#: He shall judge thy people with righteousness and thy poor with judgment. –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 judgment look. –Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, I-i

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

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

1. lawThe 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 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 judgment. –Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, IV-i

1. theology The final award; the last sentence.

Translations
trans-top|The act of judging
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Portuguese: juízo m, julgamento m
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trans-top|The power or faculty
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Portuguese: juízo m
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trans-top|The conclusion or result of judging
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Portuguese: juízo m
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trans-top|(law)The act of determining, as in courts of law, what is conformable to law and justice
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trans-top|(theology) The final award; the last sentence
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Portuguese: juízo m
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Czech: úsudek m (non-legal), rozsudek m
Scots: juidgement

Derived terms
arrest of judgment
judgment call
judgment day
judgment debt
judgment hall
judgment hour
judgment of God
judgment seat
judgment summons
judgment throne

Usage notes
Judgment, abridgment, acknowledgment, and lodgment are sometimes written with English spellings in American English: judgement, abridgement, acknowledgement and lodgement.

References
R:1913

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