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Judgment

The act of judging; the operation of the mind, involving comparison and discrimination, by which a knowledge of the values and relations of thins, whether of moral qualities, intellectual concepts, logical propositions, or material facts, is obtained; as, by careful judgment he avoided the peril; by a series of wrong judgments he forfeited confidence.

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Act 76% connected

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

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Deciding 76% connected

of Decide

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Deed 76% connected

Dead.

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due process 76% connected

The right to a fair legal process.

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Instrument 76% connected

That by means of which any work is performed, or result is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; as, the instruments of a mechanic; astronomical…

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Opinion 76% connected

That which is opined; a notion or conviction founded on probable evidence; belief stronger than impression, less strong than positive knowledge; sett…

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Persuasion 76% connected

The act of persuading; the act of influencing the mind by arguments or reasons offered, or by anything that moves the mind or passions, or inclines t…

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Sapience 76% connected

The quality of being sapient; wisdom; sageness; knowledge.

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Sentiment 76% connected

A thought prompted by passion or feeling; a state of mind in view of some subject; feeling toward or respecting some person or thing; disposition pro…

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Thought 76% connected

of Think

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Trait 76% connected

A stroke; a touch.

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View 76% connected

The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey; examination by the eye; inspection.

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Wisdom 76% connected

The quality of being wise; knowledge, and the capacity to make due use of it; knowledge of the best ends and the best means; discernment and judgment…

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Adjudication 76% connected

The act of adjudicating; the act or process of trying and determining judicially.

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Affirmation 76% connected

Confirmation of anything established; ratification; as, the affirmation of a law.

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Arbitrament 76% connected

Determination; decision; arbitration.

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Arbitration 76% connected

The hearing and determination of a cause between parties in controversy, by a person or persons chosen by the parties.

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Circumspection 76% connected

Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; caution; watchfulness.

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Common sense 76% connected

See Common sense, under Sense.

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Conclusion 76% connected

The last part of anything; close; termination; end.

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Decision 76% connected

Cutting off; division; detachment of a part.

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Determination 76% connected

The act of determining, or the state of being determined.

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Dictum 76% connected

An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; an apothegm.

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Disapproval 76% connected

Disapprobation; dislike; censure; adverse judgment.

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Discretion 76% connected

Disjunction; separation.

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Dismissal 76% connected

Dismission; discharge.

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Estimate 76% connected

To judge and form an opinion of the value of, from imperfect data, -- either the extrinsic (money), or intrinsic (moral), value; to fix the worth of…

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Estimation 76% connected

The act of estimating.

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Evaluation 76% connected

Valuation; appraisement.

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Eye 76% connected

A brood; as, an eye of pheasants.

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Finding 76% connected

of Find

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Gumption 76% connected

Capacity; shrewdness; common sense.

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Injudiciousness 76% connected

The quality of being injudicious; want of sound judgment; indiscretion.

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Inquisitiveness 76% connected

The quality or state of being inquisitive; the disposition to seek explanation and information; curiosity to learn what is unknown; esp., uncontrolle…

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Judiciousness 76% connected

The quality or state of being judicious; sagacity; sound judgment.

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Justice 76% connected

The quality of being just; conformity to the principles of righteousness and rectitude in all things; strict performance of moral obligations; practi…

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Non prosequitur 76% connected

A judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit where he does not appear to prosecute. See Nolle prosequi.

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Objectivity 76% connected

The state, quality, or relation of being objective; character of the object or of the objective.

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Opinion 76% connected

That which is opined; a notion or conviction founded on probable evidence; belief stronger than impression, less strong than positive knowledge; sett…

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Prejudgment 76% connected

The act of prejudging; decision before sufficient examination.

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Prudence 76% connected

The quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; discretion; carefulness; hence, also, economy; frugality.

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Rating 76% connected

of Rate

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Reversal 76% connected

Intended to reverse; implying reversal.

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Ruling 76% connected

of Rule

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Sense 76% connected

A faculty, possessed by animals, of perceiving external objects by means of impressions made upon certain organs (sensory or sense organs) of the bod…

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Subjectivity 76% connected

The quality or state of being subjective; character of the subject.

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Synonym 8

Assessment 92% connected

The act of assessing; the act of determining an amount to be paid; as, an assessment of damages, or of taxes; an assessment of the members of a club.

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Discernment 92% connected

The act of discerning.

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Judgement 92% connected

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

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Judging 92% connected

of Judge

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Mind 92% connected

The intellectual or rational faculty in man; the understanding; the intellect; the power that conceives, judges, or reasons; also, the entire spiritu…

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Opinion 92% connected

That which is opined; a notion or conviction founded on probable evidence; belief stronger than impression, less strong than positive knowledge; sett…

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Perspicacity 92% connected

The state of being perspicacious; acuteness of sight or of intelligence; acute discernment.

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Sagacity 92% connected

The quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment or penetration with soundness of judgment; shrew…

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