1. The act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
   "they criticized my judgement of the contestants";
   - judgment, assessment
    
2. An opinion formed by judging something
   "he was reluctant to make his judgement known";
   - judgment, mind, verdict
    
3. The cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
   "After hours of judgement, the panel finally selected a winner";
   - judgment, judging
    
4. The capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
   "Her sound judgement in financial matters helped the company avoid a crisis";
   - judgment, sound judgment, sound judgement, perspicacity
    
5. The mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
   "The CEO's judgement in making business decisions led to the company's success";
   - sagacity, sagaciousness, judgment, discernment
    
6. (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
   "The Supreme Court's judgement had far-reaching implications for civil rights";
   - judgment, judicial decision
    
7. (law) the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
   "judgements are usually written by a single judge";
   - opinion, legal opinion, judgment

Derived forms: judgements

Type of: act, deciding, decision making, deed, due process, due process of law, human action, human activity, instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document, opinion, persuasion, sapience, sentiment, thought, trait, view, wisdom

Encyclopedia: Judgement