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pass unfavorable judgment upon — index disapprove (condemn) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
PASS — vi 1 a: to issue a decision, verdict, or opinion the Supreme Court pass ed on a statute b: to be legally issued judgment pass ed by default 2: to go from the control, ownership, or possession of one person or group to that of … Law dictionary
judgment — UK [ˈdʒʌdʒmənt] / US or judgement UK / US noun Word forms judgment : singular judgment plural judgments ** 1) [countable/uncountable] an opinion that you have after thinking carefully about something judgment about: It is still too soon to form a … English dictionary
pass — pass1 [pas, päs] n. [ME pas: see PACE1] a narrow passage or opening, esp. between mountains; gap; defile pass2 [pas, päs] vi. [ME passen < OFr passer < VL * passare < L passus, a step: see PACE1] 1. to go o … English World dictionary
pass judgment — ► to express an opinion, especially a criticism: »It s up to our court system, not individual citizens, to pass judgment and punish them. pass judgment on sb/sth »The shares were only floated this summer, so it is too early to pass judgement on… … Financial and business terms
judgment — judg·ment also judge·ment / jəj mənt/ n 1 a: a formal decision or determination on a matter or case by a court; esp: final judgment in this entry compare dictum, disposition … Law dictionary
pass judgment on someone — pass judgment on (someone/something) to express a strong opinion about someone or something. Don t pass judgment on the exhibit until you ve seen it for yourself. Usage notes: the opinion is usually not likely to be changed … New idioms dictionary
pass judgment on something — pass judgment on (someone/something) to express a strong opinion about someone or something. Don t pass judgment on the exhibit until you ve seen it for yourself. Usage notes: the opinion is usually not likely to be changed … New idioms dictionary
pass judgment on — (someone/something) to express a strong opinion about someone or something. Don t pass judgment on the exhibit until you ve seen it for yourself. Usage notes: the opinion is usually not likely to be changed … New idioms dictionary
Pass — Pass, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Passed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Passing}.] [F. passer, LL. passare, fr. L. passus step, or from pandere, passum, to spread out, lay open. See {Pace}.] 1. To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pass judgment — index adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate (adjudge), award, conclude (decide), decide, decree … Law dictionary
