judgment
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2.6
- noun
- /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/
- Formal
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sentencia
- It took five full years for a final judgment.
- summary judgment
- a court judgment
- final judgment
So that would be register of deeds, judgments, bankruptcies.
- So that would be register of deeds, judgments, bankruptcies.
- Now notice what he's going to say right after that, A judgment that suspends itself.
- You're out of luck unless you're go to court to, to try to get a declaratory judgment.
- And what that means is there's a kind of official judgement that the person has done something very, very bad.
- You must serve upon the plaintiff an answer to the attached complaint or otherwise a judgement of default will be entered against you.
- The justices and dissent Justices Stevens, Ginsburg, Brian Souter would disagree, and history has confirmed their judgments.
Examples
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The court will now adjourn and judgment will be given in due course.
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The judge announced the judgment after reviewing all the evidence presented in court.
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Pending the legal judgment however...
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Therefore, it is the judgment of this court that you are sentenced to the maximum term-- five years, no parole.
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But the FDIC's outside counsel said they had the right to seek a judgment and try to collect.
Academic text (1999) -
Okay, then we are demanding the full satisfaction of the $10 million judgment from Ms. Jasper.
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In determining excessive alcohol consumption, the judgment said hair testing was still a reliable tool.
Academic text (2011) -
For the foregoing reasons, the judgment of the Court of Appeals is affirmed.
Academic text (1990) -
After a lengthy trial, the jury reached a unanimous judgment in favor of the plaintiff.
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The judgment specified that the defendant must pay restitution to the victims.
Synonyms
270
1.0
An official result in a contest given by judges or the score
96
4.0
An official decision made after careful thought
80
5.7
An official written order from a court or government that must be followed
2
5.7
A ruling by a court about a legal case
1
9.9
An official written order or reply from an authority like a court
Idioms
22
6.7
Make someone unable to think clearly because of strong feelings or outside pressure
Compounds
19
8.8
In Christian belief, a future day when God judges everyone's life and decides their final place after death
- Formal
10
6.7
A court decision without a full trial when the facts are not in doubt
- Formal
3
7.4
An order by a court that gives the plaintiff the case when the defendant does not respond or appear
- Literature
2
9.3
A final day when God decides each person's fate, rewarding good and punishing bad
- Formal
1
7.9
An official court decision that says someone is guilty and gives their punishment
- Formal
1
9.9
A court decision before a trial made only from written statements when the main facts are agreed
- Formal
1
7.1
A court decision that makes a person or company pay money to someone else
- Formal
A written agreement where a person who owes money admits debt and a court can order payment without a trial
- Formal
A court decision for one side when the other side does not appear or reply
- Formal
A court decision that orders a particular person to pay money or do something
- Formal
A court decision that decides the main facts and law of a case, not just procedural points
How Final
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Judgment comes from Latin judicium and the same root as judge, and it originally meant a formal decision by a judge. That's why in law a judgment is the official decision or document a court gives.