Judgement

Judgment (or judgement^[1]) is the evaluation of evidence in the making of a decision.^[2][3][4] The term has three 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.

See also

• Choice
• Decree
• Discrimination
• Bias
• Prejudice

References

1. ^ Judgment or Judgement? - Choices in terminological spelling and usage.
2. ^ Cambridge Dictionary
3. ^ AskOxford.com
4. ^ LDOCEonline

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