final judgment
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- noun
- /ˈfaɪnəl ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/
- Formal
:
sentencia definitiva
- The court issued a final judgment that resolved all the disputes in the case.
- make the final judgment
Examples
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After much consideration, the judge delivered the final judgment on the matter.
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The final judgment confirmed the defendant's guilt and imposed a lengthy sentence.
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But it's not time to make a final judgment here just yet.
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Again, I would say, let us tell more of the story before people make their final judgment.
Blog text (11) -
And as yet, no final judgment has been made as to the exact nature of the emergency.
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I'm willing to wait and see before making a final judgment.
Blog text (27) -
For such cases, the researcher reviewed again and made a final judgment.
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On Wednesday, April 14, 1954, Ryan signed the final judgment.
Academic text (2017) -
It took five full years for a final judgment.
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First, no one piece of information could prevail in a final judgment.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
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A formal decision given by a court in a legal case
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A court judgment that ends a case and must be followed
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A ruling by a court about a legal case
A court decision that decides the main facts and law of a case, not just procedural points
How Conclusive
- Formal
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- Formal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'final' (last, conclusive) modifies 'judgment' (a decision), so a learner who knows both words can infer a last or conclusive decision, especially in a legal context. This pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows normal adjective + noun semantics, making the phrase readily understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The term final judgment comes from the simple idea of a court's last decision: final means 'last' and judgment means 'decision'. That's why it means the ruling that ends the case and leaves only the work of carrying out the court's order.