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judg·ment (juj′mənt)
noun
- the act of judging; deciding
- a legal decision; order, decree, or sentence given by a judge or law court
- a debt or other obligation resulting from a court order
- a document recording this obligation
- a misfortune looked on as a punishment from God
- an opinion or estimate
- criticism or censure
- the ability to come to opinions about things; power of comparing and deciding; understanding; good sense
- Bible justice; right
- Last Judgment
Etymology: ME jugement < OFr < ML judicamentum < L judicare: see judge,
Also sp. judgement judge′·ment
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