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- | A '''judgment''' or '''judgement''' (see [[Judgment#Spelling|spelling note]] below), in a [[legal]] context, is synonymous with the formal [[decision]] made by a [[court]] following a [[lawsuit]]. At the same time the court may also make a range of [[court order]]s, such as imposing a [[sentence (law)|sentence]] upon a [[Guilt (law)|guilt]]y [[defendant]]. | ||
- | == See also == | ||
+ | '''Judgement''' (or '''judgment''') is the [[evaluation]] of evidence in the [[decision making|making of a decision]]. The term has four distinct uses: | ||
+ | * Informal - Opinions expressed as facts. | ||
+ | * Informal and [[psychological]] – used in reference to the quality of cognitive faculties and adjudicational capabilities of particular individuals, typically called ''[[wisdom]]'' or ''[[discernment]]''. | ||
+ | * Legal – used in the context of legal [[trial]], to refer to a final [[judgment (law)|finding, statement, or ruling]], based on a considered weighing of evidence, called "''[[adjudication]]''". See [[Judgment (law)#Spelling|spelling note]] for further explanation. | ||
+ | * Religious – used in the concept of [[salvation]] to refer to the ''[[divine judgement|adjudication of God]]'' in determining [[Heaven]] or [[Hell]] for each and all human beings. | ||
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+ | ==See also== | ||
* [[Aesthetics]] | * [[Aesthetics]] | ||
+ | * [[Bias]] | ||
+ | * [[Choice]] | ||
+ | * [[Decree]] | ||
+ | * [[Discrimination]] | ||
* [[Prejudice]] | * [[Prejudice]] | ||
- | * [[Morality]] | + | * [[Value judgment]] |
- | * [[Inquisition]] | + | |
- | * [[Opinion]] | + | |
== Namesakes == | == Namesakes == | ||
*''[[To Have Done With the Judgment of god]]'' by [[Antonin Artaud]] | *''[[To Have Done With the Judgment of god]]'' by [[Antonin Artaud]] | ||
*[[The Last Judgement]] | *[[The Last Judgement]] | ||
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Judgement (or judgment) is the evaluation of evidence in the making of a decision. The term has four distinct uses:
- Informal - Opinions expressed as facts.
- Informal and psychological – used in reference to the quality of cognitive faculties and adjudicational capabilities of particular individuals, typically called wisdom or discernment.
- Legal – used in the context of legal trial, to refer to a final finding, statement, or ruling, based on a considered weighing of evidence, called "adjudication". See spelling note for further explanation.
- Religious – used in the concept of salvation to refer to the adjudication of God in determining Heaven or Hell for each and all human beings.
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