judgment

Definition

Examples

A good manager uses careful judgment when making hiring decisions.

Word Family

Synonyms

• verdict(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
• rulingthe reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
• assessmentthe classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

Collocations

• Easy in my judgment
  indicating a state, position, or relationship within my judgment
• Medium error in judgment during talks
  describing error in judgment during talks (a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention)
• Hard obtain default judgment against debtor
  to obtain default judgment against debtor, meaning to come into possession of
• Very Hard reserved judgment pending deliberation
  to reserved judgment pending deliberation, meaning to hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency