[pass] judgment
1
to form and express an opinion or decision about someone or something, often in a critical manner
- It's not fair to pass judgment on someone without knowing their whole story.
- The judge will pass judgment in the courtroom after hearing the evidence.
- We should withhold passing judgment until we have all the facts.
- He refused to pass judgment on the controversial political decision.
- In the coming weeks, the court will be deliberating before passing judgment on the corporate fraud case.