judgment /juj″mənt/ [L, judicare, to judge] , 1. (in law) the final decision of the court regarding the case before it. 2. the reason given by the court for its decision; an opinion. 3. an award, penalty, or other sentence of law given by the court. 4. the ability to recognize the relationships of ideas and to form correct conclusions from those data as well as from those acquired from experience.
