(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 | (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it |
| the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event |
| the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions |
| the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions |
| the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations |
| an opinion formed by judging something |
| the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision |