Judgment
Judgment in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of judgment.
Grammar
This term is a noun.
Etimology of Judgment
(You may find judgment at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms).
mid-13c., jugement, “action of trying at law, trial,” also “capacity for making decisions,” from Old French jugement “legal judgment; diagnosis; the Last Judgment” (11c.), from jugier “to judge” (see judge (verb)). From late 13c. as “penalty imposed by a court;” early 14c. as “any authoritative decision, verdict in a court case.” From late 14c. in reference to the final trial of the human race in a future state (Judgment Day attested from late 14c.). Also from c. 1300 as “opinion.” Sense of “discernment” is first recorded 1530s. By 1610s as “a divine allotment, event regarded as an expression of divine displeasure.”
Resources
See Also
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police Work
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- judgment in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- judgment in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
Judgment Meaning in the U.S. Court System
The official decision of a court finally resolving a dispute between the parties to a lawsuit.
Meaning of Judgment in the U.S. Legal System
Definition of Judgment published by the National Association for Court Management: The final disposition of a lawsuit. Default judgment is a judgment rendered because of the defendant’s failure to answer or appear. Summary judgment is a judgment given on the basis of pleadings, affidavits, and exhibits presented for the record without any need for a trial. It is used when there is no dispute as to the facts of the case and one party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law. Consent judgment occurs when the provisions and terms of the judgment are agreed on by the parties and submitted to the court for its sanction and approval.
Concept of Judgment (judgement) in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Judgment (judgement): The decision of a court of law. Money judgments, when recorded, become a lien on real property of the defendant.
Concept of Judgment (judgement) in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Judgment (judgement): The decision of a court of law. Money judgments, when recorded, become a lien on real property of the defendant.
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