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or judgements
1
as in rulings
a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard
the court will give its judgment in this case tomorrow morning
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2
as in decisions
a position arrived at after consideration
built her fortune by making intelligent judgments about the performance of stocks
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3
as in opinions
an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge
your judgment of the situation isn't a very good one
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4
as in assessments
an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something
critical judgment on that new comedy has been overwhelmingly negative
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Recent Examples of judgments
As a result, creditors with valid judgments may still have collection rights, even if the underlying debt originated many years ago.
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Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Six Athletic writers deliver their judgments.
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Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Queiroz cited a presumption of innocence for Partey, criticized the quick judgments of modern social media and spoke philosophically in comments late Monday ahead of a warm-up game in Wales.
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Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
The key is to avoid binary judgments with limited information.
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Christian Perry,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Current law requires medical professionals to disclose a limited number of things, including court settlements and judgments as well as disciplinary actions involving police or other government and licensing agencies.
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Gregory Royal Pratt,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
The Chanel suits, dark glasses, nasal voice and withering judgments became part of the national image.
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ABC News,
6 June 2026
The film isn’t interested in easy judgments.
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Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
Amid the thousands of regrettable judgments in the aftermath of an arrest, there are but a handful of lives altered.
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Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2025
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Six Athletic writers deliver their judgments.
—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Queiroz cited a presumption of innocence for Partey, criticized the quick judgments of modern social media and spoke philosophically in comments late Monday ahead of a warm-up game in Wales.
—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
The key is to avoid binary judgments with limited information.
—
Christian Perry,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Current law requires medical professionals to disclose a limited number of things, including court settlements and judgments as well as disciplinary actions involving police or other government and licensing agencies.
—
Gregory Royal Pratt,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
The Chanel suits, dark glasses, nasal voice and withering judgments became part of the national image.
—
ABC News,
6 June 2026
The film isn’t interested in easy judgments.
—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
Amid the thousands of regrettable judgments in the aftermath of an arrest, there are but a handful of lives altered.
—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for judgments
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The Haitian Bridge Alliance, a rights group that advocates for Haitians immigrants, urged the Supreme Court to reject the government’s ask to end TPS and affirm lower court’s rulings upholding the protections.
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The lawful pathways, including defamation rulings, court orders, the DMCA, privacy laws such as the GDPR and the CCPA, and platform policy enforcement, typically fall within the attorney's territory rather than the agency's.
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Andy Burnham, the charismatic former mayor of Greater Manchester, once rebuffed the idea that government decisions should be swayed by investors in its ballooning pile of debt.
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Ippei Naoi | Getty Images Investors continue to rely on professional financial advisers for their final investment decisions, even as artificial intelligence becomes more widely used in the initial stages of research, according to a survey by HSBC.
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Because in a country increasingly divided by social justice causes and their opposing viewpoints, fans increasingly care where their sports teams stand — sometimes to fans' glee or chagrin — depending on whether their opinions agree with that of their teams or leagues.
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The price supposedly settles where those opinions meet.
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The board also approved a motion directing county agencies to continue health monitoring, environmental assessments, and community support efforts.
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Roborock’s donation will help fund blind soccer coaches, mobility training, physical therapies, and specialized assessments.
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The parts of the declaration worth knowing about are the soaring sentences in the opening paragraphs about self-evident truths, pursuing happiness and all men being created equal.
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Shirilla is currently serving two concurrent sentences of 15 years to life for the murders of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan.
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The jury awarded him $289 million, with his victory paving the way for thousands of subsequent Roundup lawsuits and billions in dollars in jury verdicts against Monsanto’s parent company, Bayer.
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Objection issues public verdicts based on investigations paid for by one party, which may be negatively impacted by the refusal of the other side to participate in its process.
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But Manfred also acknowledged that MLB has tried to avoid putting players in the position of being required to take part in commemorative events that may conflict with their religious beliefs or values.
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Greenspan embraced some of her beliefs and paid tribute to her in his 2007 memoir.
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Warnock touted the inclusion of his Appraisal Modernization Act, which would provide recourse for homeowners who believe their property appraisals are unfairly low.
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But any changes would not help in the immediate future — the first round of design appraisals and cost estimates won't be finished until 2027.
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“Judgments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/judgments. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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