judgment
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n
1 the faculty of being able to make critical distinctions and achieve a balanced viewpoint; discernment
a the verdict pronounced by a court of law
b an obligation arising as a result of such a verdict, such as a debt
c the document recording such a verdict
d (as modifier)
a judgment debtor
3 the formal decision of one or more judges at a contest or competition
4 a particular decision or opinion formed in a case in dispute or doubt
5 an estimation
a good judgment of distance
a the act of establishing a relation between two or more terms, esp. as an affirmation or denial
b the expression of such a relation
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against one's better judgment contrary to a more appropriate or preferred course of action
b to assume the position of critic
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in someone's judgment in someone's opinion
absolute judgment
n (Psychol) any judgment about a single stimulus, e.g. about the value of one of its properties or about whether it is present or absent
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comparative judgment
arrest of judgment
n (Law) a stay of proceedings after a verdict, on the grounds of error or possible error
comparative judgment
n (Psychol) any judgment about whether there is a difference between two or more stimuli
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absolute judgment
Day of Judgment
n another name for →
Judgment Day
Judgment
n
1 the estimate by God of the ultimate worthiness or unworthiness of the individual (the Particular Judgment) or of all mankind (theGeneral Judgment or Last Judgment)
2 God's subsequent decision determining the final destinies of all individuals
Judgment Day
n the occasion of the Last (or General) Judgment by God at the end of the world, (Also called)
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Last Judgment
Last Judgment
n the. the occasion, after the resurrection of the dead at the end of the world, when, according to biblical tradition, God will decree the final destinies of all men according to the good and evil in their earthly lives, (Also called)
the Last Day, Doomsday, Judgment Day
value judgment
n a subjective assessment based on one's own code of values or that of one's class