Judgement vs. Retribution — What's the Difference?

Judgement (or US spelling judgment) is also known as adjudication which means the evaluation of evidence to make a decision. Judgement is also the ability to make considered decisions.

Punishment administered in return for a wrong committed.

Variant of judgment.

(Theology) Punishment or reward distributed in a future life based on performance in this one.

Alternative spelling of judgment.

Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance.

The legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision;

The act of retributing; repayment.

An opinion formed by judging something;

That which is given in repayment or compensation; return suitable to the merits or deserts of, as an action; commonly, condign punishment for evil or wrong.

The cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions

Specifically, reward and punishment, as distributed at the general judgment.

Ability to make good judgments

A justly deserved penalty

The capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions

The act of correcting for your wrongdoing

(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it

The act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life;

The act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event;