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judgment - (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it |
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due process,
due process of law (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards
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jurisprudence,
law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
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reversal a change from one state to the opposite state; "there was a reversal of autonomic function"
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affirmation a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand
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cognovit judgement,
cognovit judgment,
confession of judgement,
confession of judgment a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings
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default judgement,
default judgment,
judgement by default,
judgment by default a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
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non pros,
non prosequitur a judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued his action (e.g., has not appeared in court)
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final decision,
final judgment a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment
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judgement in personam,
judgment in personam,
personal judgement,
personal judgment a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages
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judgement in rem,
judgment in rem a judgment pronounced on the status of some particular subject or property or thing (as opposed to one pronounced on persons)
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dismissal,
judgement of dismissal,
judgment of dismissal the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
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judgement on the merits,
judgment on the merits judgment rendered through analysis and adjudication of the factual issues presented
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judgement on the pleadings,
judgment on the pleadings,
summary judgement,
summary judgment a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law
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arbitrament,
arbitration,
arbitrement the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment; "they submitted their disagreement to arbitration"
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opinion,
ruling the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
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finding the decision of a court on issues of fact or law
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judgment - the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants" |
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judgement,
assessment |
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act,
deed,
human action,
human activity something that people do or cause to happen
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justice judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments
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adjudication the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented
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disapproval the act of disapproving or condemning
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evaluation,
rating act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
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estimate,
estimation a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is innocent"
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logistic assessment a judgment of the logistic support required for some particular military operation
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value judgement,
value judgment an assessment that reveals more about the values of the person making the assessment than about the reality of what is assessed
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judgment - the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions |
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judgement,
judging |
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deciding,
decision making the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"
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prejudgement,
prejudgment a judgment reached before the evidence is available
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judgment - the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions |
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judgement,
perspicacity |
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trait a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
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objectiveness,
objectivity judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices
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subjectiveness,
subjectivity judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts
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judgment - an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind" |
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judgement,
mind |
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opinion,
persuasion,
sentiment,
thought,
view the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
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conclusion,
decision,
determination an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion"
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