Judgment
The term judgment (or judgement[1]) generally refers to the considered evaluation of evidence in the formation of making a decision. The term has three distinct uses:
- Informal and psychology – 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".
- Religious – used in the concept of salvation to refer to the adjudication of God in determining reward or punishment for each and all human beings.
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- Judgment or Judgement? - Choices in terminological spelling and usage