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Collocations for judgement - noun

1. decision/opinion

ADJECTIVE

accurate
balanced (esp. BrE)
impartial, independent, objective
personal, subjective
considered, informed
I don't have enough knowledge of the subject to make an informed judgment.
intuitive
qualitative
harsh
snap
I hate having to make snap judgements.
definitive, final
I'll reserve final judgment until I've seen all six episodes.

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VERB + judgement

form, make
It's difficult to form a judgement when you don't have all the facts.
express
Remember to be tactful when expressing a personal judgement.
confirm
This latest case confirms my earlier judgement.
come to, reach
It is too soon to reach any definitive judgement.
deliver, give, pass, pronounce, render
The inspector's function is not merely to pronounce judgement, but also to suggest improvements.
It's hard to render a judgement on what happened.
reserve, suspend, withhold
The court reserved judgement on the two appeals.
We'll withhold judgment until we know all the facts.
obtain, win
They obtained a judgement in their favour/favor.
reverse
They are trying to get the judgement reversed.
abide by

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judgement + VERB

be based on
Our judgements must be based on our knowledge and experience.

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PREPOSITION

in sb's judgement
What, in your judgement, would be the best way to deal with the problem?
judgement about
She must make her own judgement about when to go.
judgement against
The sacked workers won a judgement against the company.
judgement as to
Experience helps us to form judgements as to the best course of action in given circumstances.
judgement on
I'm not equipped to pass judgement on such matters.

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PHRASES

judgement in sb's favour/favor
The court delivered a judgment in favour/favor of the defendant.
value judgement
These are not facts, they are value judgments.

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2. decision making

ADJECTIVE

fine (esp. BrE), good, shrewd, sound
Landing a plane requires fine judgement.
impartial, independent
impaired, poor
aesthetic, artistic, clinical, critical, editorial, ethical, moral, political, professional
She has a reputation for sound professional judgement.

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VERB + judgement

display, show
rely on
respect, trust
He trusted his wife's judgement.
doubt, question
I don't think he's dishonest, but I question his judgement.
back (esp. BrE)
The company backed her judgement and implemented all her recommendations.
exercise, use
cloud, impair
His emotions may have clouded his editorial judgement.
colour/color, influence
He never allows any prejudices to influence his judgement.
sit in
He felt he had no right to sit in judgement on someone he had only just met.

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judgement + NOUN

call (= a situation where different people will reach different decisions according to their personal judgement)
Whether or not to prescribe an antibiotic in this case is a judgement call.

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PREPOSITION

judgement about
You will need to exercise your own judgement about what clothes to wear.
judgement in
The speaker showed good judgement in his choice of topic.

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PHRASES

an error of judgement
Accepting the gift was an error of judgement on the part of the party chairman.
a lack of judgement
a matter of judgement
How much money you should invest is a matter of judgement.

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