judgment
noun [C or U] (LEGAL) (also judgement) /ˈdʒʌdʒ.mənt/Definition
› an official legal decision: It is the judgment of this court that you are guilty of murder. We are still waiting for the court to pass/pronounce judgment (= give a decision) on the case.Court cases, orders and decisions
(Definition of judgment noun (LEGAL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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