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judgment vs affirmation

affirmation vs judgment

judgment and affirmation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
judgment Yes No No No
affirmation Yes No No No
As nouns, affirmation is a hyponym of judgment; that is, affirmation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than judgment:
  • judgment: (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
  • affirmation: a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand
Other hyponyms of judgment include reversal, cognovit judgement, cognovit judgment, confession of judgement, confession of judgment, default judgement, default judgment, judgement by default, judgment by default, non pros, non prosequitur, final decision, final judgment, judgement in personam, judgment in personam, personal judgement, personal judgment, judgement in rem, judgment in rem, dismissal, judgement of dismissal, judgment of dismissal, judgement on the merits, judgment on the merits, judgement on the pleadings, judgment on the pleadings, summary judgement, summary judgment, arbitrament, arbitration, arbitrement, opinion, ruling, finding.
judgment (noun) affirmation (noun)
(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand
the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds)
the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
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
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