· the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge"

Synonym(s): opinion, legal_opinion, judgment

Hypernym(s): legal_document, legal_instrument, official_document, instrument

· an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind"

Synonym(s): judgment, mind

Hypernym(s): opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought

· the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions

Synonym(s): judgment, judging

Hypernym(s): decision_making, deciding

· the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations

Synonym(s): sagacity, sagaciousness, judgment, discernment

Hypernym(s): wisdom, sapience

· the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions

Synonym(s): judgment, sound_judgment, sound_judgement, perspicacity

Hypernym(s): trait

· (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it

Synonym(s): judgment, judicial_decision

Hypernym(s): due_process, due_process_of_law

· the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"

Synonym(s): judgment, assessment

Hypernym(s): act, deed, human_action, human_activity