(also judgment especially in AmE) noun
1 [U] the ability to make sensible decisions after carefully considering the best thing to do:
good / poor / sound judgement * She showed a lack of judgement when she gave Mark the job. * It's not something I can give you rules for; you'll have to use your judgement. * He achieved his aim more by luck than judgement. * The accident was caused by an error of judgement on the part of the pilot.
2 [C,U] ~ (of / about / on sth) an opinion that you form about sth after thinking about it carefully; the act of making this opinion known to others:
He refused to make a judgement about the situation. * Who am I to pass judgement on her behaviour? (= to criticize it) * I'd like to reserve judgement until I see the report. * It was, in her judgement, the wrong thing to do. * I did it against my better judgement (= although I thought it was perhaps the wrong thing to do).
3 (usually judgment) [C,U] the decision of a court of law or a judge:
a judgment from the European Court of Justice * The judgment will be given tomorrow. * The court has yet to pass judgment (= say what its decision is) in this case.
4 [C,usually sing.] ~ (on sth) (formal) something bad that happens to sb that is thought to be a punishment from God
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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