judgment

Definition

The act of judging.

Etymology

From Middle English juggement, borrowed from Old French jugement, from Late Latin iūdicāmentum, from Latin iūdicō. Partially displaced doom. By surface analysis, judge + -ment.

Example Sentences

• "The key to the situation was judgment of the role the railways could play in modern times."
• "a man of judgment / a man of good judgment"
• "a politician without judgment"