judgment

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an opinion formed by judging something
  2. noun the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
  3. noun (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it

Etymology

From Middle English juggement, borrowed from Old French jugement, from Late Latin iūdicāmentum, from Latin iūdicō. Partially displaced doom. By surface analysis, judge + -ment.

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Synonyms

judgement, mind

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