judgment : Idioms & Phrases

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Arrest of judgment

  • (Law), the staying or stopping of a judgment, after verdict, for legal cause. The motion for this purpose is called a motion in arrest of judgment.
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cognovit judgment

  • noun a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings
    confession of judgement; cognovit judgement; cognovit judgment.
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confession of judgment

  • noun a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings
    confession of judgement; cognovit judgement; cognovit judgment.
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day of judgment

  • noun (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
    Day of Judgment; Day of Judgement; Judgment Day; Judgement Day; doomsday; eschaton; crack of doom; day of reckoning; end of the world; Last Day; Last Judgement.
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default judgment

  • noun a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
    default judgment; default judgement; judgement by default.
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final judgment

  • noun a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment
    final decision.
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judgment by default

  • noun a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
    default judgment; default judgement; judgement by default.
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Judgment day

  • noun (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
    Day of Judgment; Day of Judgement; Judgment Day; Judgement Day; doomsday; eschaton; crack of doom; day of reckoning; end of the world; Last Day; Last Judgement.
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  • (Theol.), the last day, or period when final judgment will be pronounced on the subjects of God's moral government.
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Judgment debt

  • (Law), a debt secured to the creditor by a judge's order.
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Judgment hall

  • a hall where courts are held.
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judgment in personam

  • noun a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages
    judgment in personam; judgement in personam; personal judgement.
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judgment in rem

  • noun a judgment pronounced on the status of some particular subject or property or thing (as opposed to one pronounced on persons)
    judgement in rem.
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judgment lien

  • noun lien on a debtor's property that is granted to a creditor by court judgment; lien may be enforced by having the sheriff seize the property and hold a sheriff's sale
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judgment of conviction

  • noun (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
    condemnation; conviction; sentence.
    • the conviction came as no surprise
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judgment of dismissal

  • noun a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial
    dismissal; judgement of dismissal.
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Judgment of God

  • a term formerly applied to extraordinary trials of secret crimes, as by arms and single combat, by ordeal, etc.; it being imagined that God would work miracles to vindicate innocence. See under Ordeal.
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judgment on the merits

  • noun judgment rendered through analysis and adjudication of the factual issues presented
    judgement on the merits.
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judgment on the pleadings

  • noun a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law
    summary judgement; judgment on the pleadings; judgement on the pleadings.
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Judgment seat

  • the seat or bench on which judges sit in court; hence, a court; a tribunal. "We shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ." Rom. xiv. 10.
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Judgment summons

  • (Law), a proceeding by a judgment creditor against a judgment debtor upon an unsatisfied judgment.
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last judgment

  • noun (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
    Day of Judgment; Day of Judgement; Judgment Day; Judgement Day; doomsday; eschaton; crack of doom; day of reckoning; end of the world; Last Day; Last Judgement.
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pass judgment

  • verb form a critical opinion of
    judge; evaluate.
    • I cannot judge some works of modern art
    • How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people
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personal judgment

  • noun a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages
    judgment in personam; judgement in personam; personal judgement.
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Snap judgment

  • a judgment formed on the instant without deliberation.
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sound judgment

  • noun the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
    judgement; perspicacity; judgment; sound judgement.
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summary judgment

  • noun a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law
    summary judgement; judgment on the pleadings; judgement on the pleadings.
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unfavorable judgment

  • noun disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
    criticism.
    • the senator received severe criticism from his opponent
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value judgment

  • noun an assessment that reveals more about the values of the person making the assessment than about the reality of what is assessed
    value judgement.
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Villainous judgment

  • (O. E. Law), a judgment that casts reproach on the guilty person.
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