fail vs pass judgment

fail and pass judgment both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fail	No	No	Yes	No
pass judgment	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pass judgment is a hypernym of fail; that is, pass judgment is a word with a broader meaning than fail:

Other hypernyms of fail include evaluate, judge.

fail (verb)	pass judgment (verb)
stop operating or functioning	form a critical opinion of
deteriorate
prove insufficient
disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close
be unsuccessful
fail to get a passing grade
fail to do something; leave something undone
judge unacceptable
be unable
fall short in what is expected