judgments

noun

variants or judgements
plural of judgment
1
as in rulings
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 decisions
a position arrived at after consideration built her fortune by making intelligent judgments about the performance of stocks

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3
as in opinions
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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4
as in assessments
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 judgments Having his own money at stake forced him to learn which judgments worked and which did not. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026 Your local recording office also keeps other documents that can affect a property, including mortgages, liens, judgments and easements. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 The whole program was abandoned in 2025, with Meta claiming that expert judgments had come to be experienced as biased censorship. — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 The states likewise argued that the board does not raise First Amendment concerns, arguing that the deal will not put the court in the position of adjudicating news judgments. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026 This is one method within the wider discipline, with engineering and assurance judgments retaining their authority. — Mohammed Cherifi, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Also this year, New Mexico won judgments totaling $942 million from Meta in a two-phase trial about the company’s safety protections for minors. — Mikella Schuettler, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Spending on settlements and judgments has dropped 13% in the last year, outside the Watts cases, Law Department spokesperson Kristen Cabanban said. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 Reasons for delays in judgments aren’t always clear to the public or the respective attorneys. — Sam Blum, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for judgments
  1. rulings
  2. decisions
  3. opinions
  4. assessments
  5. sentences
  6. verdicts
  7. beliefs
  8. appraisals
Noun
  • Of late, the court seems to be making an effort to offer some limited explanations of its emergency docket rulings, but lower court judges, both liberal and conservative, complain that isn't enough to provide them with adequate guidance.
    — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
  • In the wake of those rulings, Hoskins ordered the state’s local election authorities to use the 2025 map, pointing to the federal ruling in favor of the map.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of rulings
Noun
  • And the decisions are made quickly, typically within 48 hours.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • And some have said that decisions about data centers should be left to local officials.
    — Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of decisions
Noun
  • Mercury in Scorpio squares Mars in Leo, making opinions stronger, reactions quicker, and certain conversations easier to escalate than intended.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The Charlotte Observer and The News & Observer asked all candidates in this race to complete a questionnaire to inform voters about their opinions on big issues facing voters.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of opinions
Noun
  • Participants then completed assessments of self-compassion, positive affect, stress, etc.
    — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Organizations must translate governance into ownership, controls, risk assessments, testing, monitoring, incident response and measurable accountability.
    — Muhammad Affan Habib, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of assessments
Noun
  • In short, world models do not generate sentences but a prediction of the state of the environment after a certain action possibly taken by some agents.
    — Yifeng Yin, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Assistant Federal Defender Stephen Ferrell said Pike’s death sentence is an outlier because other 18-year-olds in Tennessee have had such sentences vacated.
    — Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of sentences
Noun
  • The Supreme Court justices sounded wary Monday of state-by-state lawsuits that could impose huge damage verdicts on energy producers for the effects of global climate change.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The verdicts have sparked daily protests in the small Balkan country.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of verdicts
Noun
  • Are the Norwegian authorities concerned for children’s safety — or are they offended by this family’s rigidly patriarchal beliefs, which include intolerance toward homosexuality?
    — Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The team works with local hospitals to negotiate special rates for their patients who are Amish or members of the broader Plain community, a group whose philosophical beliefs keep them from enrolling in formal health insurance plans.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of beliefs
Noun
  • The company’s responsibilities have included negotiating acquisitions, structuring deals, ensuring project appraisals are completed and collaborating with the state agency that Bell leads.
    — Rob Davis, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The shop also provides research and appraisals of instruments.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
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“Judgments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/judgments. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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