Judgment
evaluation of evidence to make a considered decision From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The word judgment (also spelled judgement) means making a decision carefully, after studying and comparing all evidence that is available. A judgment may be about what is the best thing to do, or how to do it, or how to classify something or someone, or what to think about something.
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Judgment may differ according to the topic:
- In law it is a decision made by a judge, about whether a crime was committed and, if so, whether punishment should be given.
- In psychology it is a decision based on wisdom. It is about making sensible decisions.
- In religion it is about reward and punishment from a god. This is often called "Divine Judgment".
- The word can be used in the sense of "opinion": "In my judgment...."
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