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Definitions:
A judgment
(see spelling note below), in a
legal context, is
synonymous with the formal decision made by a
court following a
lawsuit. At the
same time the court may also make a range of
court orders, such
as imposing a
sentence upon a
guilty
defendant in a
criminal matter, or
providing a
remedy for the
plaintiff in a
civil matter
In some legal systems
(particularly
civil law jurisdictions),
a judgment is not considered final until
after appeals have been exhausted or waived.
Spelling:
In a non-legal context, spelling differs between countries. The spelling
judgement (with e
added) is common in the United Kingdom in a non-legal context. The spelling
judgment without the e is however often listed first and in any case without
comment or regional restriction in major UK dictionaries. In British English,
the spelling judgment is correct when referring to a court's or judge's
formal ruling, whereas the spelling judgement is used for other meanings.
In American English, judgment prevails in all contexts.
In Canada and
Australia, in a non-legal context both forms are equally acceptable, although
judgment is more common in Canada and judgement
in Australia. However, in a legal and theological context, judgment is
the only correct form. In New Zealand the form judgment is the preferred
spelling in dictionaries, newspapers and legislation, although the variant
judgement can also be found in all three categories. Usage in South Africa
is similar to that in Australia. The spelling judgment is also found in
the Authorized King James Version of the Bible.
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