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as in verdict
a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard
the court will give its judgment in this case tomorrow morning
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2
as in decision
a position arrived at after consideration
built her fortune by making intelligent judgments about the performance of stocks
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as in opinion
an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge
your judgment of the situation isn't a very good one
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as in evaluation
an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something
critical judgment on that new comedy has been overwhelmingly negative
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Recent Examples of judgment
Payment of that judgment will be in addition to restitution ordered by Bocanegra on Thursday.
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
The company also reported on its ongoing legal proceedings, including a $1.8 million judgment in Russian bankruptcy litigation and a $55.6 million settlement with U.S. authorities related to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
Macpherson – who also shared her experience with a cancer diagnosis and holistic treatment choices – and Kotb reflected on the judgment both women received for their medical decisions.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
The company was formed after its predecessor, VidAngel, reorganized in bankruptcy following a $62 million judgment against it for distributing unlicensed content that censored graphic violence, nudity and profanity in films and TV shows.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for judgment
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Hernandez cut his ankle monitor off and fled instead of attending closing arguments, the verdict or his sentencing on March 26, prosecutors told KPRC.—
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Turner was taken into federal custody following the verdict on Friday.—
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This decision is tantamount to nullifying the statute and is very unlikely to be upheld in court.—
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Armstrong's decision acceding to the administration's demands drew condemnation from some faculty and free speech groups, who accused the university of caving to President Donald Trump’s largely unprecedented intrusion on academic freedom.—
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Comments on opinion articles may be emailed to letters@nytimes.com.—
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Danny is preparing her staff for an imminent natural disaster in this scene, so the tone’s quite serious already, and her opinion of Grey’s seems uncharitable at best.—
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For years, James Cook tinkered with a catalytic approach to the tree evaluation problem in his spare time.—
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This underscores the conflicting considerations to be included in evaluation of the appropriate roles related to our United States military in outer space.—
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Finally, Gleeson and Dr. Stacy L. Smith of USC Annenberg discussed key findings from the new Inclusion in the Music Business report.—
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But such in-space hormone research could yield interesting findings, Prior noted.—
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The new agreement will come at the conclusion of the previous 12-year deal agreed to by both parties, which was signed in 2013 for $5.2 billion Canadian.—
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This is the conclusion of a study by researchers from China, who said such a presence could explain the mysterious nature of rapidly moving stars in our galaxy's halo.—
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The legislation changes how the law describes the federal government and the legislature’s view of Second Amendment rights, in an effort to sidestep the legal problems that ensnared the 2021 law.—
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Those negative opinions of Musk are bleeding over into negative views of Tesla, especially among those who identify as liberals.—
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Lowy notes that perception of a Chinese threat by competitor nations might result in stringent new regulations mandating such armoring, which would drive up manufacturing and operational costs, indirectly benefitting China.—
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The results: subjects' perception of pain decreased noticeably when the rubber hand illusion was used, compared to control conditions.—
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“Judgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/judgment. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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