judgment

an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind"

the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"

(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it

the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions

the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge"

the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions

the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations