(also judg·ment especially in NAmE ) / ˈdʒʌdʒmənt; NAmE / noun
1.
[ U ] the ability to make sensible decisions after carefully considering the best thing to do :
good / poor / sound judgement
She showed a lack of judgement when she gave Mark the job.
It's not something I can give you rules for; you'll have to use your judgement.
He achieved his aim more by luck than judgement .
The accident was caused by an error of judgement on the part of the pilot.
2.
[ C , U ] judgement (of / about / on sth) an opinion that you form about sth after thinking about it carefully; the act of making this opinion known to others :
He refused to make a judgement about the situation.
Who am I to pass judgement on her behaviour? (= to criticize it)
I'd like to reserve judgement until I see the report.
It was, in her judgement , the wrong thing to do.
I did it against my better judgement (= although I thought it was perhaps the wrong thing to do) .
3.
(usually judgment ) [ C , U ] the decision of a court or a judge :
a judgment from the European Court of Justice
The judgment will be given tomorrow.
The court has yet to pass judgment (= say what its decision is) in this case.
4.
[ C , usually sing. ] judgement (on sth) ( formal ) something bad that happens to sb that is thought to be a punishment from God
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French jugement , from juger to judge.