judgment debt

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noun

Law. a debt established or confirmed by decree of a court of law.

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Origin of judgment debt

First recorded in 1830–40

Interesting that those who sat in judgment of him found those two sets of beliefs to be incompatible.
In Defense of Blasphemy|Michael Tomasky|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
If so, he has his silence -- on top of poor judgment -- to blame.
The Price of Steve Scalise’s Silence|Jason Berry|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
[These actions] call into question not only their judgment but how true the effort is to expanding into those communities.
GOP Boss Gets Help From ‘White Hate’ Pal|Tim Mak|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We have reached a tipping point in the culture where Americans are now trained to look to the rules instead of their own judgment.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Common sense is not a just a normative judgment about wisdom, but a structural feature of any functioning organization.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But it seems to me that with adolescence comes the right to knowledge and the right of judgment.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Now for the tempering of the Gudgeons, I leave it to the judgment of the Workman; but a word or two of the polishing of it.
Tintinnalogia, or, the Art of Ringing|Richard Duckworth and Fabian Stedman
By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall apace, and sendeth forth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
By the words of the holy one they stand in judgment, and shall never fall in their watches.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
No man opens his ware with greater seriousness, or challenges your judgment more in the operation.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.