judgment

«judgment» in Mova's school dictionary: the ability to make good, sensible decisions — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a judgment, judgments; also spelled judgement, judgements)

meaning for a pupil

1) Judgment is the ability to make good, sensible decisions. tree →

2) A judgment is an opinion you form after thinking about something. tree →

3) (law) A judgment is a decision made by a judge or a court. tree →

4) (Bible, church) Judgment Day or the Last Judgment is when, Christians believe, God will judge all people at the end of time. tree →

sense in the lessons

In PSHE lessons «use your judgment» means think it through before acting, for example about online safety. In law and news, a court «gives its judgment». In church and art lessons the Last Judgment is painted in many churches, such as Michelangelo's in the Sistine Chapel. Phrases: «good judgment», «pass judgment on», «use your judgment», «a judgment call», «against my better judgment».

examples

• Use your judgment and stay away from the riverbank in a flood. tree →
• She showed good judgment when she told a teacher. tree →
• The judge gave her judgment in the afternoon. tree →
• Don't pass judgment on him before you know the facts. tree →
• It's a judgment call whether to play in the rain. tree →
• Against my better judgment, I ate the whole bag of sweets. tree →
• Christians believe in a final Judgment Day. tree →
• "I can imagine no better judgment." tree →

note

Two spellings: «judgment» is usual in the USA and in law; «judgement» is common in the UK, Australia and New Zealand outside law. Both are correct; keep one style. From the verb «judge». Countable for a decision, uncountable for the ability.

In the corpora

• God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and gave judgment yesternight.'
• Whether it have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.
• Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
• Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.
• And it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the LORD commanded Moses.'

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «judgment» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.