judgment •
\JUJ-munt\ • noun 1 : a formal utterance of an authoritative opinion 2 :
a formal decision given by a court 3 : the capacity for judging or the exercise
of this capacity
Examples:
Theresa
showed good judgment by clearing her family out of the house as soon as she
smelled gas.
"Christenson said
he'll reserve judgment on the larger iPhone 6 until he holds one in his
hand." — Neil Nisperos, Redlands Daily Facts (California), September 10,
2014
Did you know? Judgment
can also be spelled "judgement," and usage experts have long
disagreed over which spelling is the preferred one. Henry Fowler asserted,
"The OED [Oxford English Dictionary] prefers the older and more reasonable
spelling. 'Judgement' is therefore here recommended." William Safire held
an opposite opinion, writing, "My judgment is that Fowler is not to be
followed." "Judgement" is in fact the older spelling, but it
dropped from favor and for centuries "judgment" was the only spelling
to appear in dictionaries. That changed when the OED (Fowler's source) was
published showing "judgement" as an equal variant. Today,
"judgment" is more popular in the U.S., whereas both spellings make a
good showing in Britain.
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