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judgment
English
Alternative forms
- judgement (Commonwealth)
- iugement, iudgement, iudgment, iudgemente, iudgmente (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English juggement, borrowed from Old French jugement, from Late Latin i?dic?mentum, from Latin i?dic?. Displaced native doom.
Morphologically judge +? -ment
Pronunciation
- enPR: j?j'm?nt, IPA(key): /?d??d?.m?nt/
Noun
judgment (countable and uncountable, plural judgments)
- The act of judging.
- The power or faculty of performing such operations; especially, when unqualified, the faculty of judging or deciding rightly, justly, or wisely
- a man of judgment
- a politician without judgment
- The conclusion or result of judging; an opinion; a decision.
- 1589–93 William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona, IV:iv
- She in my judgment was as fair as you.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 14:
- Not from the stars do I my judgment pluck;
- And yet methinks I have astronomy ...
- 1589–93 William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona, IV:iv
- (law) The act of determining, as in courts of law, what is conformable to law and justice; also, the determination, decision, or sentence of a court, or of a judge.
- 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living
- In judgments between the Rich and the Poor: it is not to be considered what the poor man needs, but what is his own
- Most heartily I do beseech the court To give the judgment.
- 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living
- (theology) The final award; the last sentence.
Usage notes
See Judgment: Spelling for discussion of spelling usage of judgment versus judgement. Briefly, the form without the -e is preferred in American English, and in law globally, while the form with the -e is preferred in non-legal use in Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South African English.
Like abridgment, acknowledgment, and lodgment, judgment is sometimes written with ‘British’ spellings in American English, as judgement (respectively, abridgement, acknowledgement, and lodgement).
The British spelling preserves the rule that G can only be soft while preceding an E, I, or Y.
Derived terms
Translations
References
- judgment in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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distinction
English
Etymology
From Middle English distinccioun, from Old French distinction (attested 12th century), from the Latin accusative distinctionem, action noun of distinguo (“I distinguish”). Used in English from the late 14th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??st??k??n/
Noun
distinction (countable and uncountable, plural distinctions)
- That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.
- The act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination.
- Specifically, a feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; being distinguished.
- 2013, Daniel Taylor, Steven Gerrard goal against Poland ensures England will go to World Cup (in The Guardian, 15 October 2013)[2]
- Leighton Baines, playing with distinction again, sent over a left-wing cross with pace and accuracy. Welbeck, prominently involved all night, could not reach it but Rooney was directly behind him, flashing his header past Szczesny.
- 2013, Daniel Taylor, Steven Gerrard goal against Poland ensures England will go to World Cup (in The Guardian, 15 October 2013)[2]
Antonyms
- (that which distinguishes): confusion
Derived terms
- contradistinction
- distinction without a difference
Related terms
- distinct
- distinguish
- distinguished
- distinguishable
- distinguishness
Translations
French
Etymology
From Old French distinction (attested in the 12th century), from borrowed from the Latin accusative distinctionem, the action noun of distinguere (“distinguish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dis.t??k.sj??/
- Rhymes: -??
- Homophone: distinctions
Noun
distinction f (plural distinctions)
- distinction (difference, honour)
Related terms
- distinct
- distinguer
Further reading
- “distinction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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