spriedums

Latvian

Etymology

From spriest (past stem: spried-) (“to judge”) +‎ -ums.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [spɾiɛ̂dums]

Noun

spriedums m (1st declension)

  1. judgment, opinion (thought or idea expressed as an affirmative or negative statement)
    pareizs, nepareizs spriedums ― correct, incorrect judgment, opinion
    pamatots spriedums ― an informed judgment, opinion
    vienpusīgs spriedums ― a one-sided judgment, opinion
    pārsteidzīgs spriedums ― hasty judgment
    pāragrs spriedums ― premature judgment
    pretrunīgi spriedumi ― contradictory judgments, opinions
    izteikt savu spriedumu ― to express one's judgment, opinion
    būt apdomīgam savos spriedumos ― to be prudent in one's judgments, opinions
    kas ir jūsu spriedums par izstādi? ― what is your opinion of the exhibition?
    mana māte lepojas, ka man jau kopš vidusskolas laikiem esot savi patstāvīgi spriedumi ― my mother is proud of the fact that I always had my own opinions sice highschool
  2. (law) verdict, sentence (official decision of a court of law with respect to a civil or criminal case, according to its merits)
    tiesas spriedums ― (court) verdict
    attaisnojošs spriedums ― acquittal (lit. acquitting verdict)
    notiesājošs spriedums ― conviction (lit. condemning verdict)
    sprieduma apturēšana ― sentence suspension
    taisīt spriedumu ― to give a verdict, sentence
    pārsūdzēt spriedumu ― to appeal a verdict
    izpildīt spriedumu ― to carry out the verdict, sentence
    parakstīt nāves spriedumu ― to sign a death sentence
    kad tiesnesis pasludināja bargu spriedumu, publika aplaudēja ― when the judge gave a harsh sentence, the audience applauded
  3. (logic) judgment (a type of thinking which expresses in affirmative or negative form objects and their characteristics with respect to each other)
    sprieduma priekšmets ― the object of judgment
    sprieduma subjekts, predikāts ― the subject, the predicate of judgment
    vispārējs spriedums ― general judgment
    daļējs spriedums ― partial judgment
    hipotētisks spriedums ― hypothetical judgment
    paradokss ir pārsteidzošs divu spriedumu savienojums, kurā no formāli loģiskā viedokļa viens spriedums otru izslēdz, taču reāli abi ir vienlīdz iespējami ― a paradox is a surprising union of two judgments in which, from a formally logical viewpoint, one judgment excludes the other, but in reality both are equally possible

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