In law, a judgment is a decision of a court regarding the rights and liabilities of parties in a legal action or proceeding. Judgments also generally provide the court's explanation of why it has chosen to make a particular court order.

judgment, in all legal systems, a decision of a court adjudicating the rights of the parties to a legal action before it.

Judgment is a court decision, spelled out in a court order, that adjudicates a dispute between two parties by determining the rights and obligations of each party. A judgment may require monetary compensation or transfer of property from one party to another.

A legal judgment is a court's official decision on the matters that parties of a civil case present before it. This court decision outlines people's rights and duties. It is usually the final stage of a court hearing, just before sentencing in the case of criminal proceedings or rulings in money judgments.