private judgment

American  

noun

1. personal opinion formed independently of the expressed position of an institution, as in matters of religion or politics.

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Example Sentences

“Let me be clear, SkySilk does not advocate nor condone hate, rather, it advocates the right to private judgment and rejects the role of being the judge, jury, and executioner.”

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2021

“Montaigne is supposed to be the best proof of . . . the victory of private judgment over systems or schools of thought,” Desan writes.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 8, 2017

Indistinguishable as U.S. and U.N. attitudes may outwardly appear, Washington has reached the private judgment that, for U.S. policy.

From Time Magazine Archive

And finally, the personal conscience, which we Protestants try to derive from the direct access to God and express as the duty of private judgment, is essential to the dialogue.

From Time Magazine Archive

But men may detest private judgment without taking the least offence at private property.

From Contemporary Socialism by Rae, John