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Definition of Sound judgment

1. Noun. The capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sound Judgment

Literary usage of Sound judgment

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1909)
"An engraved portrait was published in 1841. personal character, great natural ability, sound judgment, moderation, forbearance, and other qualities making ..."

2. The Making of Character: Some Educational Aspects of Ethics by John MacCunn (1913)
"in Casuistry)_ Others dread the creation of the limp character that to the last leans helplessly on ons resources any system, the need for a sound judgment ..."

3. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Being the History of the by James Terry White (1910)
"... him recognition as an official thoroughly equipped for hia work, possessing clear foresight, sound judgment, conservative views, and strong convictions. ..."

4. The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, Henry Dale, Thomas Arnold (1873)
"... nor in that business only, but iu all that he had any thing to do with. proved himself to ho a man of sound judgment. In this way, with itn incomplete ..."

5. Ireland: Historical and Statistical by George Lewis Smyth (1847)
"... sound judgment, humane sense, and a correct appreciation of some of the most trying wants of the country, characterize these observations. ..."

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