conclusion, decision, determination - a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination"

opinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought, view - a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"

human action, human activity, act - something that people do or cause to happen

adjudication - the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented

disapproval - the act of disapproving or condemning

evaluation, rating - act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of

estimate, estimation - a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is innocent"

logistic assessment - a judgment of the logistic support required for some particular military operation

value judgement, value judgment - an assessment that reveals more about the values of the person making the assessment than about the reality of what is assessed

due process, due process of law - (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards

reversal - a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside

affirmation - a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand

cognovit judgement, cognovit judgment, confession of judgement, confession of judgment - a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings

default judgement, default judgment, judgement by default, judgment by default - a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)

non pros, non prosequitur - a judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued his action (e.g., has not appeared in court)

final decision, final judgment - a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment

judgement in personam, judgment in personam, personal judgement, personal judgment - a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages

judgement in rem, judgment in rem - a judgment pronounced on the status of some particular subject or property or thing (as opposed to one pronounced on persons)

dismissal, judgement of dismissal, judgment of dismissal - a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial

judgement on the merits, judgment on the merits - judgment rendered through analysis and adjudication of the factual issues presented

judgement on the pleadings, judgment on the pleadings, summary judgement, summary judgment - a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law

arbitrament, arbitrement, arbitration - the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment; "they submitted their disagreement to arbitration"

ruling, opinion - the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)

finding - the decision of a court on issues of fact or law

jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

deciding, decision making - the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

prejudgement, prejudgment - a judgment reached before the evidence is available

legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right

concurring opinion - an opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge's reasoning

dissenting opinion - an opinion that disagrees with the court's disposition of the case

majority opinion - the opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as `the opinion')

fatwah - (Islam) a legal opinion or ruling issued by an Islamic scholar; "bin Laden issued three fatwahs calling upon Muslims to take up arms against the United States"

dictum, obiter dictum - an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding

jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature

objectiveness, objectivity - judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices

subjectiveness, subjectivity - judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts

eye - good discernment (either with the eyes or as if with the eyes); "she has an eye for fresh talent"; "he has an artist's eye"

common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, mother wit, sense - sound practical judgment; "I can't see the sense in doing it now"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"

judiciousness - good judgment

circumspection, discreetness, discretion, prudence - knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion"

indiscreetness, injudiciousness - lacking good judgment

sapience, wisdom - ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight