Difference between Judgment and Assessment

What is the difference between Judgment and Assessment?

Judgment as a noun is the act of judging. while Assessment as a noun is the act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed.

Judgment

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act of judging. The power or faculty of performing such operations; especially, when unqualified, the faculty of judging or deciding rightly, justly, or wisely; as, a man of judgment; a politician without judgment. The conclusion or result of judging; an opinion; a decision. The act of determining, as in courts of law, what is conformable to law and justice; also, the determination, decision, or sentence of a court, or of a judge. The final award; the last sentence.

Example sentence: It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.

Assessment

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed.An appraisal or evaluation.

Example sentence: I definitely try not to get too caught up in putting too much of a gender or age assessment on everything - I've just got to get on with it.

We hope you now know whether to use Judgment or Assessment in your sentence.

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