pass judgment on
idiom
: to state an opinion on
It would be premature to pass judgment on his place in history.
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But the court, sitting en banc—that is, all eleven active judges present—is soon expected to pass judgment on a defining, and deeply disruptive, feature of the second Trump Presidency.
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Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
Russia also does not seek allies in the Western sense of the word but instead looks for mutually beneficial instrumental and transactional partnerships with countries, such as China, that do not restrict Russia’s freedom to act or pass judgment on its internal politics.
—Angela Stent, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2022
Lucido as well was reluctant to pass judgment on whether McConico set the bond too low.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
The Luckiest Man in America ultimately declines to pass judgment on Michael, offering neither straightforward uplift nor stern moralizing.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
Russia also does not seek allies in the Western sense of the word but instead looks for mutually beneficial instrumental and transactional partnerships with countries, such as China, that do not restrict Russia’s freedom to act or pass judgment on its internal politics.
—Angela Stent, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2022
Lucido as well was reluctant to pass judgment on whether McConico set the bond too low.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
The Luckiest Man in America ultimately declines to pass judgment on Michael, offering neither straightforward uplift nor stern moralizing.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Pass judgment on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20judgment%20on. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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