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judgment vs ruling

ruling vs judgment

judgment and ruling both are nouns.

judgment is not an adjective while ruling is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
judgment Yes No No No
ruling Yes Yes No No
As nouns, ruling is a hyponym of judgment; that is, ruling 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
  • ruling: the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
Other hyponyms of judgment include reversal, affirmation, 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, finding.
judgment (noun) ruling (noun)
(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
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
judgment (adjective) ruling (adjective)
exercising power or authority
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