Origin: Latin suffix -ment
Judgment has 8 different meanings across 1 category:
the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
"they criticized my judgment of the contestants"
(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
"The judge announced his judgment regarding the contract dispute after reviewing all submitted evidence."
the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
"opinions are usually written by a single judge"
the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
"Her sharp judgment allowed her to spot the flaw in the business plan before anyone else did."
the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
"After years of studying under a master chef, she finally developed the judgment to distinguish subtle differences in seasoning."
The act of judging.
"The jury's judgment on whether the defendant was guilty took less than an hour to deliver."
In plain English: Judgment is the ability to make a decision about something based on what you think is right or wrong.
"The judge made his final judgment after reviewing all the evidence."
Usage: Use judgment to refer to the ability to make sound decisions or form opinions based on experience and reason. It often appears in phrases like "use good judgment" when describing someone's capacity for wise thinking.
The word judgment entered English via the Old French jugement, derived ultimately from the Latin verb meaning "to decide." It originally referred to a formal legal decision but gradually replaced the older term doom in common usage.