judgmentjudg‧ment (also judgement British English) /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/ ●●○ W2 noun 
It’s too soon to make a judgment about what the outcome will be. In my judgment, we should accept his offer.pass judgment (on something) (=give your opinion, especially a negative one) Our aim is to help him, not to pass judgment on what he has done. I’d advise you to reserve judgment (=not decide your opinion before you have all the facts).against your better judgment (=even though you do not think it is a sensible thing to do) I lent him the money, against my better judgment.2ability to decide [uncountable] the ability to make sensible decisions about what to do and when to do it: I’ve known him for years and I trust his judgment.professional/personal etc judgment The minister showed a lack of political judgment. a decision based on sound judgment (=good judgment) Watch carefully and use your judgment. → error of judgment at error(3)3law [countable, uncountable] an official decision given by a judge or a court of law: The company were fined £6 million, following a recent court judgment.4a judgment (on somebody/something) formal something bad that happens to someone and seems like a punishment for the things they have done wrong5judgment call American English informal a decision you have to make yourself because there are no fixed rules in a situation → last judgment, value judgment, → sit in judgment at sit(10)COLLOCATIONSverbsmake a judgment· It's too soon to make a judgment about what the outcome will be.form a judgment (=make a judgment)· I prefer to form my own judgments, rather than relying on other people's opinions.pass judgment (on something) (=give your opinion, especially a negative one)· Our aim is to help him, not to pass judgment on what he has done.reserve judgment (=not decide your opinion before you have all the facts)· Why don't you reserve judgment until you have finished the book?base a judgment on something (=make a judgment because of something)· His judgment was based on bad information.adjectivesa moral judgment (=based on what you think is right)· People are always making moral judgments about weight loss.a snap judgment (=made quickly)· In my business, I often have to make snap judgments about people.phrasesagainst your better judgment (=even though you think your action might be wrong)· I lent him the money, against my better judgment.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- I trust your judgment, Phyllis.
- The court did not alter the $2,500 judgment.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone's ability to judge people or things
also judgement British · The break-up of a serious relationship can often make us lose confidence in our own judgement.· Teachers need to have good judgement of pupils' needs and abilities.sound judgement (=good judgement) · Environmental rules are developed using good information and sound judgment.
be able to judge people or situations well, badly etc: · She'd always thought Mr Cunningham was a good judge of character.· Professional people are sometimes bad judges of their colleagues' conduct.
to decide whether someone is wrong to do something to decide whether someone is wrong to do something - use this when you think someone has no right to do this: · What right does she have to judge me?· Don't judge other people unless you want to be judged yourself.· She should do what seems right to her. It isn't for me to judge.
also judgement British to judge something or someone in a negative and often unreasonable way: · He refused to pass judgement until all the evidence was presented.pass judgment upon/on: · Society badly needs to learn not to pass judgment on people because of their background.
British to judge whether someone's behaviour is good or bad - use this especially when you think someone should not be doing this: · I don't care how annoyed she is - she's got no absolutely no right to sit in judgement.sit in judgement on/upon/over: · It seems wrong that 12 white men could sit in judgment on one black woman.
British /judgmental American too ready to judge and criticize other people: · I try not to be judgmental, but if I think someone's being stupid, I'll say so.· The parenting class is run in an open, non-judgmental manner that lets people speak freely.judgemental about: · The public is often judgmental about people's sexuality.
a bad decision that causes problems for you something you do or decide that is not at all sensible and causes you a lot of problems: make a mistake: · My first marriage was a terrible failure. I don't want to make the same mistake again.· Don't make the mistake of underestimating your opponent.it is a mistake to do something: · It was a mistake to think that we could go on living on borrowed money.big/serious/terrible mistake: · Buying the farm was the biggest mistake of her life.learn from your mistakes (=do things better after realizing you have made mistakes): · All I can say is, I think I've learnt from my mistakes.
a mistake caused by planning something badly, and being wrong about the expected result: · The President's election defeat was the result of his own miscalculations.· I thought if I told Mark everything, it would be OK. That was a bad miscalculation.
formal a mistake caused by judging a situation or person wrongly: · In my opinion, appointing his son as chief executive was a serious error of judgment.make an error of judgment: · New, inexperienced members of staff are more liable to make errors of judgment.
informal if something you do is a bad move , it is a mistake because it puts you in a bad or dangerous situation: · He tried arguing with her. This was a bad move.· Perhaps her resignation wasn't such a bad move after all.it is a bad move doing something: · It was a bad move letting him come here in the first place.
a stupid mistake caused by not thinking carefully enough about what you are saying or doing, which could have very serious results: · It seems to be another public relations blunder by the government.· a series of management blundersmake a blunder: · She stopped, finally aware of the terrible blunder she had made.
a rather bad, silly, or immoral action by someone, especially someone in a public position - often used to make the action seem less bad: youthful indiscretion: · He dismissed his past association with racist groups as a youthful indiscretion.commit an indiscretion: · She confessed that she had committed a minor sexual indiscretion.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs Don’t let your personal feelings cloud your judgement. Fear had clouded his vision. It is unlikely that the court will render an opinion before November 5. The ratings were based on the subjective judgement of one person. You mustn’t allow your dislike of her to warp your judgment.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· It's too soon to make a judgment about what the outcome will be.
(=make a judgment)· I prefer to form my own judgments, rather than relying on other people's opinions.
(=give your opinion, especially a negative one)· Our aim is to help him, not to pass judgment on what he has done.
(=not decide your opinion before you have all the facts)· Why don't you reserve judgment until you have finished the book?
(=make a judgment because of something)· His judgment was based on bad information.
adjectives (=based on what you think is right)· People are always making moral judgments about weight loss.
(=made quickly)· In my business, I often have to make snap judgments about people.
phrases (=even though you think your action might be wrong)· I lent him the money, against my better judgment.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Don’t let your personal feelings cloud your judgement. Fear had clouded his vision.· We shouldn't make moral judgements about the way other people live their lives.
It is unlikely that the court will render an opinion before November 5.· He was beginning to rely on her sound judgment.
The ratings were based on the subjective judgement of one person. You mustn’t allow your dislike of her to warp your judgment.· This is what clinical judgment is all about.
· This will be a final judgment, but subject to the defendant's right to appeal.· Mailer presents the final judgment to crucify the young man as political rather than spiritual.· Only in Rome did both parties feel they could get a final judgment that would be respected.· He prefers to serve as the objective analyst or loyal adviser rather than the final judgment maker.
· Taylor L.J. read the following judgment of the court.· Lord Taylor of Gosforth C.J. read the following judgment of the court.· Judge Paul Baker Q.C. read the following judgment.· The following judgment was handed down.· The following judgment was delivered in open court in Luxembourg. 1.
· Against my better judgment, I asked the record man if he were able to bring impoverished blues singers over to Ireland.· Happily, Parks also has good judgment and fine people skills.· Or did Mr Lawson simply let his natural rudeness get the better of his judgment?· They also need tact, good judgment, and the ability to establish effective personal relationships to oversee staff.· There does not have to be a statutory ban - it can be left to the good judgment of the court.· All you can do is weigh the facts and make your own best judgment.· In the end, we were seduced by the polls, against our better judgment.· I have to be loyal to my conscience and my good judgment.
· In discussing deviance here, no moral judgment is implied save in one respect.· For at the core of its success lies a willingness to trust the spiritual integrity and moral judgment of its parishioners.· Even if we abandon moral judgment in such cases, the balance of advantage must still be carefully and impartially weighed.· It is an ethical or moral judgment in the sense that ethos and mores refer to the customary practices of a group.· There is no reason to re-fight battles over history and moral judgment in this book.
· However, senior government figures say that Mr Mandelson's handling of the issue has damaged their faith in his political judgment.· Answering the first question will depend on political judgment.· Otherwise, it seems to have regarded it as a matter of political judgment.· Lebed is intelligent but lacks political experience and judgment.· The decision whether or not to give directives involves the Home Secretary in making a delicate and difficult political judgment.· I think that, with Senator Kopp, perhaps a personal relationship interfered with his political judgment.· Questions of value for money are about political judgment - the judgment of what is value for money.· Value for money does not remove political judgment - it may well increase the emphasis on it.
· That's no excuse for poor judgment.· They tend to get disorganized as the mania increases, and even more prone to poor judgment.· It is a sign of poor judgment at a time when good decisions are critical.
· While you are a patient of mine, however, you must accept my professional judgment.· Using your professional judgment, not merely doing as Woodhead tells you, is what teachers are paid for.· People would value lay judgment alongside the professional judgment of information about the inspection of a school.
· This is usually done by the subjective judgment of the officer concerned.· Reasonableness, however is a subjective judgment, which in turn can lead to differences of opinion.· Marking the tests calls for a dangerous amount of subjective judgment.
· Against my better judgment, I asked the record man if he were able to bring impoverished blues singers over to Ireland.· This teaching has led me, against my better judgment, to suspect people of trying to put one over.· On impulse, and against his better judgment, he pulled off his own mask.· There you could have made a better judgment.· Or did Mr Lawson simply let his natural rudeness get the better of his judgment?· She talked about the language for some time, seemingly against her better judgment, drawn by his earnest desire to learn.· Amendments are sometimes accepted by the Government against its better judgment to prevent disruption of the Parliamentary timetable.· Well, it was against my better judgment.
NOUN· Government lawyers have been encouraged by a 1997 Appeal Court judgment preventing the spy George Blake from receiving royalties on his autobiography.· This disgraceful court judgment rewards Butch Reynolds for cheating.
· To make a value judgment by calling something good or bad is to classify it in terms of its reinforcing effects.· A prescription is a value judgment that indicates what should occur and should be done.· That is not a value judgment, but a statistical one.· Inevitably, value judgment plays an important role in this process.· The court must bear contemporary social standards in mind in making what will in some cases necessarily be a value judgment.· What the legitimate ambit of a certain power actually is will necessarily be a value judgment.· But this assumption rests on a contestable value judgment about the proper role of the judiciary in controlling the government.· Site-specific works invariably manifest a value judgment about the larger context of which they are a part.
VERB· My recommendations are no more than guide-lines based on my own judgment and personal preference.· Answer each question based on your best judgment of what your partner actually does.· Lord Morris of Borth-y-Gest also based his judgment on the nineteenth century jurisprudence.
· I have already, before delivering this judgment, heard argument about the precise form of the order.· It is up to the people considering the planning application to deliver a judgment on the assessment.
· The jury would then enter a judgment against Simpson for the dollar amount to be paid in damages.
· Adjudication officers are employees in the relevant Department but exercise independent judgment on claims in making decisions within their province.· Often these acts of kindness came from the same men who had grossly failed to exercise judgment on previous occasions.· Meader found that by any standard, even if one disagrees with their decisions, voters exercised informed judgment and rational choices.· He also was criticized for failure to exercise good judgment and creating the appearance of partisanship.· But bureaucrats have scant leeway to exercise judgment.
· Catch him in Birmingham tonight and form your own judgment on the supposed heir to Bevan, Foot and Kinnock.· They will not then defer decision until they form their own judgment.· Either way no surrender of judgment in the sense of refraining from forming a judgment is involved.· For there is no objection to people forming their own judgment on any issue they like.· I am content to let you form your own judgment of my character.
· I therefore give judgment for the plaintiff company for the amount claimed.· The people are being asked to give their own judgment before major governmental decisions are made.· Although Lord Russell of Killowen gave a dissenting judgment it is felt that that point holds good.· If I thought it was worth publishing, he would give in to my judgment.· I have spoken of the three triggers, those stimuli on which Tod's body gives judgment.· In offering to give up his hard-won judgment, Goldman also volunteered his attorneys for a bit of unanticipated altruism.· The Court of Appeal sat on 28 October 1991 and gave judgment on 12 November.· The Court of Appeal affirmed the existence of an implied duty not to prepare to compete and gave judgment for the plaintiffs.
· You can make your own judgment as to what he, and others like him, might have totalled today.· How can a choice be made without making a judgment?· We must wait and see what its impact is before making that judgment.· The body mass index is a convenient measure on which to make this judgment.· Without making a judgment, what will stop anyone from reading Rod McKuen all his life?· They made an error in judgment.· If we think that she is suffering more than the average person, how do we 36 make that judgment?
· The owner sued the insurers and obtained judgment in the county court for £5,199.30.· If you have owed money, you could find that the lender has obtained judgment against you without your knowledge.
· Like everyone else, they will be able to pass judgment by means of the ballot box.· No longer is it tainted as mystic, for here, with no one passing judgment, no experience is tainted.· In 1965 an Act was passed which reversed this judgment.· Managers will often find it difficult not to pass judgment on subordinates automatically.· They pass judgment on an accused taking into account the gravity of the crime and the circumstances of the accused.· We had filed suit to pass judgment on Harvester.· The duty of the court is neither to make nor to alter nor to pass judgment on the law.· He never passed judgment about the wishes; he just granted them impassively.
· Taylor L.J. read the following judgment of the court.· Lord Taylor of Gosforth C.J. read the following judgment of the court.· Judge Paul Baker Q.C. read the following judgment.· However, others have not read the judgment in that way.· That is what, as I read his judgment, the judge has done here.
· No cases are referred to in the judgment or were cited in argument.
· Three appeal court judges reserved judgment.· I think people should reserve judgment.· Professor Furmston said he would reserve judgment until next week.
· In these circumstances, if the trust had been validly set up, then judgment would have to be for the beneficiary.· For these reasons, and for the reasons set out in the judgment of Balcombe L.J., I would allow this appeal.· For the reasons set out in the judgment of Staughton L.J. I would reject that contention.· The facts are set out in the judgment.· I would allow the appeal and give the directions as I set out in my judgment.· The Court of Appeal set aside that judgment and entered judgment for the defendants on their counterclaim.· In the Court of Appeal, the judgment below was set aside and judgment was entered for the defendants on their counterclaim.
· Certain Christians have also given the impression that they sit in judgment over others.· An unforgiving managerial continuum reaching from the father to the oldest remembered paternal relative sits in stony judgment.· Harrison presented himself and H-1 to the eight commissioners who sat in judgment of his work.
· The facts are stated in the judgment of Sir Donald Nicholls V.-C.· The facts are stated in the judgment.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► judgment callPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► colour somebody’s judgment/opinions/attitudes etc► the day of judgment► the last judgment► suspend judgment
1opinion [countable, uncountable] an opinion that you form, especially after thinking carefully about something: - A member is entitled to a judgment that is free from any extraneous or ulterior motive.
- Another aspect of the context of a judgment is the other tasks that were performed at the same time.
- Finally, an evaluative orientation involves your synthesis of facts and feelings into a judgment about some political phenomenon.
- How can a choice be made without making a judgment?
- In a judgment delivered by the late Hunter J.A. the court rejected this argument.
- In dealing with this immediate situation, your teammate has made a judgment that you can be dominated.
- Procedure: There were two phases to the experiment, a description phase and then a judgment phase.
- The court of appeals upheld all except the spousal-consent requirement, a judgment affirmed by the Court.
- After initial indecision, the inquest jury delivered a verdict of lawful killing.
- It is up to the people considering the planning application to deliver a judgment on the assessment.
- Letters delivered a verdict of innocence.
- In my opinion, appointing his son as chief executive was a serious error of judgment.
- New, inexperienced members of staff are more liable to make errors of judgment.
- In war people died more often from the little mistakes than the grand errors of judgment.
- It may not be errors of fact that matter to the general public as much as errors of judgment.
- It was a great error of judgment.
- Joly also made what can only be described as an uncharacteristic error of judgment.
- Since then, it has made a number of startling errors of judgment.
- This mistake has led them at best into errors of judgment and distortion of fact and at worst into academic hucksterism.
- And now supermarkets throughout the country are helping the shopper to make more informed choices.
- As with a question of fact, the more informed judgement could be the mistaken one.
- Information is vital Good information is essential if people are to make informed choices about services.
- Micky Burns from the players' union advises and assists on the options to help them make informed choices about their futures.
- The view is that a consent is not valid unless the patient has enough information to make an informed choice.
- They provide young people with career exploration and counseling so they can make more informed decisions about their academic and occupational goals.
- This brochure empowers sufferers with knowledge to make informed decisions about their headache care.
- Who, we also want students to make well, informed decisions and that there are particular places like the 0.
- He never passed judgment about the wishes; he just granted them impassively.
- I used to pass judgment on sight.
- Like everyone else, they will be able to pass judgment by means of the ballot box.
- Managers will often find it difficult not to pass judgment on subordinates automatically.
- No longer is it tainted as mystic, for here, with no one passing judgment, no experience is tainted.
- The duty of the court is neither to make nor to alter nor to pass judgment on the law.
- They pass judgment on an accused taking into account the gravity of the crime and the circumstances of the accused.
- We had filed suit to pass judgment on Harvester.
- I think people should reserve judgment.
- Professor Furmston said he would reserve judgment until next week.
- Three appeal court judges reserved judgment.
- Certain Christians have also given the impression that they sit in judgment over others.
- Harrison presented himself and H-1 to the eight commissioners who sat in judgment of his work.
- As I begin to uncover a whole new world myself, I see the folly of that snap judgment.
- Consultation and investigation Having your say Employers should avoid making snap decisions in cases of sickness absence.
- I just made a snap decision that this was where I wanted to be.
- I will not make a snap decision, Lieutenant.
- If the failure occurs higher on the launch, again a snap decision can be fatal.
- Maxim was about to explain when the lieutenant obviously came to a snap judgment on his military value and slammed out again.
- So his leave-taking is no snap decision.
It’s too soon to make a judgment about what the outcome will be. In my judgment, we should accept his offer.pass judgment (on something) (=give your opinion, especially a negative one) Our aim is to help him, not to pass judgment on what he has done. I’d advise you to reserve judgment (=not decide your opinion before you have all the facts).against your better judgment (=even though you do not think it is a sensible thing to do) I lent him the money, against my better judgment.2ability to decide [uncountable] the ability to make sensible decisions about what to do and when to do it: I’ve known him for years and I trust his judgment.professional/personal etc judgment The minister showed a lack of political judgment. a decision based on sound judgment (=good judgment) Watch carefully and use your judgment. → error of judgment at error(3)3law [countable, uncountable] an official decision given by a judge or a court of law: The company were fined £6 million, following a recent court judgment.4a judgment (on somebody/something) formal something bad that happens to someone and seems like a punishment for the things they have done wrong5judgment call American English informal a decision you have to make yourself because there are no fixed rules in a situation → last judgment, value judgment, → sit in judgment at sit(10)COLLOCATIONSverbsmake a judgment· It's too soon to make a judgment about what the outcome will be.form a judgment (=make a judgment)· I prefer to form my own judgments, rather than relying on other people's opinions.pass judgment (on something) (=give your opinion, especially a negative one)· Our aim is to help him, not to pass judgment on what he has done.reserve judgment (=not decide your opinion before you have all the facts)· Why don't you reserve judgment until you have finished the book?base a judgment on something (=make a judgment because of something)· His judgment was based on bad information.adjectivesa moral judgment (=based on what you think is right)· People are always making moral judgments about weight loss.a snap judgment (=made quickly)· In my business, I often have to make snap judgments about people.phrasesagainst your better judgment (=even though you think your action might be wrong)· I lent him the money, against my better judgment.