judgment

Judgement (or judgment) is the evaluation of evidence to make a decision. The term has four distinct uses: Informal – opinions expressed as facts. Informal and psychological – used in reference to the quality of cognitive faculties and adjudicational capabilities of particular individuals, typically called wisdom or discernment. Legal – used in the context of legal trial, to refer to a final finding, statement, or ruling, based on a considered weighing of evidence, called “adjudication”. See spelling note for further explanation. Religious – used in the concept of salvation to refer to the adjudication of God in determining Heaven or Hell for each and all human beings.

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