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1. (law) the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
   "judgements are usually written by a single judge";
   - opinion, legal opinion, judgment
    
2. An opinion formed by judging something
   "he was reluctant to make his judgement known";
   - judgment, mind, verdict
    
3. The cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
   - judgment, judging
    
4. The mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
   - sagacity, sagaciousness, judgment, discernment
    
5. The capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
   - judgment, sound judgment, sound judgement, perspicacity
    
6. (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
   - judgment, judicial decision
    
7. The act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
   "they criticized my judgement of the contestants";
   - judgment, assessment

Derived forms: judgements

Type of: act, deciding, decision making, deed, due process, due process of law, human action, human activity, instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document, opinion, persuasion, sapience, sentiment, thought, trait, view, wisdom

Encyclopedia: Judgement