| opinion | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. opinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought, view | a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty.; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" |
| ~ idea | a personal view.; "he has an idea that we don't like him" |
| ~ judgment, judgement, mind | an opinion formed by judging something.; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind" |
| ~ belief | any cognitive content held as true. |
| ~ eyes | opinion or judgment.; "in the eyes of the law"; "I was wrong in her eyes" |
| ~ parti pris, preconceived idea, preconceived notion, preconceived opinion, preconception, prepossession | an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence.; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" |
| ~ pole | one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions.; "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart" |
| ~ political sympathies, politics | the opinion you hold with respect to political questions. |
| n. (communication) | 2. opinion, view | a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof.; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page" |
| ~ subject matter, content, message, substance | what a communication that is about something is about. |
| ~ adverse opinion | an opinion concerning financial statements (usually based on an audit by a CPA) that the statements as a whole do not present results fairly or are not in conformity with the generally accepted accounting practices of the United States. |
| ~ guess, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise, conjecture, hypothesis | a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence. |
| ~ side, position | an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute.; "there are two sides to every question" |
| n. (cognition) | 3. opinion, popular opinion, public opinion, vox populi | a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people.; "he asked for a poll of public opinion" |
| ~ belief | any cognitive content held as true. |
| n. (communication) | 4. judgement, judgment, legal opinion, opinion | the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision.; "opinions are usually written by a single judge" |
| ~ legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument | (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right. |
| ~ concurring opinion | an opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge's reasoning. |
| ~ dissenting opinion | an opinion that disagrees with the court's disposition of the case. |
| ~ majority opinion | the opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as `the opinion'). |
| ~ fatwah | (Islam) a legal opinion or ruling issued by an Islamic scholar.; "bin Laden issued three fatwahs calling upon Muslims to take up arms against the United States" |
| ~ dictum, obiter dictum | an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| n. (act) | 5. opinion, ruling | the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself). |
| ~ judicial decision, judgment, judgement | (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it. |
| ~ bakke decision | a ruling by the Supreme Court on affirmative action; the Court ruled in 1978 that medical schools are entitled to consider race as a factor in their admission policy. |
| ~ fatwa | a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| n. (cognition) | 6. belief, feeling, impression, notion, opinion | a vague idea in which some confidence is placed.; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" |
| ~ idea, thought | the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about.; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" |
| ~ presence | the impression that something is present.; "he felt the presence of an evil force" |
| ~ effect | an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived).; "he just did it for effect" |
| ~ first blush | at the first glimpse or impression.; "at first blush the idea possesses considerable intuitive appeal but on closer examination it fails" |
| ~ hunch, suspicion, intuition | an impression that something might be the case.; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong" |
| judgement | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. judgement, judgment, mind | an opinion formed by judging something.; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind" |
| ~ conclusion, decision, determination | a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration.; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination" |
| ~ opinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought, view | a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty.; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. judgement, judging, judgment | the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions. |
| ~ deciding, decision making | the cognitive process of reaching a decision.; "a good executive must be good at decision making" |
| ~ prejudgement, prejudgment | a judgment reached before the evidence is available. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. discernment, judgement, judgment, sagaciousness, sagacity | the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations. |
| ~ eye | good discernment (either visually or as if visually).; "she has an eye for fresh talent"; "he has an artist's eye" |
| ~ common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, mother wit, sense | sound practical judgment.; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away" |
| ~ judiciousness | good judgment. |
| ~ circumspection, discreetness, discretion, prudence | knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress.; "the servants showed great tact and discretion" |
| ~ indiscreetness, injudiciousness | lacking good judgment. |
| ~ sapience, wisdom | ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight. |
| n. (attribute) | 4. judgement, judgment, perspicacity, sound judgement, sound judgment | the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions. |
| ~ trait | a distinguishing feature of your personal nature. |
| ~ objectiveness, objectivity | judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices. |
| ~ subjectiveness, subjectivity | judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts. |
| n. (act) | 5. judgement, judgment, judicial decision | (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it. |
| ~ due process, due process of law | (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards. |
| ~ reversal | a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside. |
| ~ affirmation | a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand. |
| ~ cognovit judgement, cognovit judgment, confession of judgement, confession of judgment | a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings. |
| ~ default judgement, default judgment, judgement by default, judgment by default | a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court). |
| ~ non pros, non prosequitur | a judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued his action (e.g., has not appeared in court). |
| ~ final decision, final judgment | 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. |
| ~ judgement in personam, judgment in personam, personal judgement, personal judgment | a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages. |
| ~ judgement in rem, judgment in rem | a judgment pronounced on the status of some particular subject or property or thing (as opposed to one pronounced on persons). |
| ~ dismissal, judgement of dismissal, judgment of dismissal | a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial. |
| ~ judgement on the merits, judgment on the merits | judgment rendered through analysis and adjudication of the factual issues presented. |
| ~ judgement on the pleadings, judgment on the pleadings, summary judgement, summary judgment | 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. |
| ~ arbitrament, arbitrement, arbitration | the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment.; "they submitted their disagreement to arbitration" |
| ~ ruling, opinion | the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself). |
| ~ finding | the decision of a court on issues of fact or law. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| n. (act) | 6. assessment, judgement, judgment | the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event.; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants" |
| ~ human action, human activity, act, deed | something that people do or cause to happen. |
| ~ justice | judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments. |
| ~ adjudication | the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented. |
| ~ disapproval | the act of disapproving or condemning. |
| ~ evaluation, rating | act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of. |
| ~ estimate, estimation | a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody.; "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is innocent" |
| ~ logistic assessment | a judgment of the logistic support required for some particular military operation. |
| ~ value judgement, value judgment | an assessment that reveals more about the values of the person making the assessment than about the reality of what is assessed. |
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