spriedums

Latvian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

This entry needs an audio pronunciation. If you are a native speaker with a microphone, please record this word. The recorded pronunciation will appear here when it's ready.

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

Declension

Synonyms

• (of "opinion"): uzskats, viedoklis

Derived terms

• aizspriedums

Related terms

• spriest