judgment vs decision

decision vs judgment

judgment and decision both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
judgment	Yes	No	No	No
decision	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, decision is a hyponym of judgment; that is, decision is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than judgment:

judgment: an opinion formed by judging something
decision: a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

Other hyponyms of judgment include conclusion, determination.

judgment (noun)	decision (noun)
(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it	the act of making up your mind about something
the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event	the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose
the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions	a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions	the outcome of a game or contest
the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations	(boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred
an opinion formed by judging something
the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision

Difference between judgment and decision

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