judgment

N. the final decision of the judge stating which party has won the case and the terms of the decision

(US) The ruling or decision of a court - the result, as opposed to the reasons given for the result. In the US, the term 'decision' is often used when judgment would be used in the UK.

The judgment of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) of 29 April 2004 in IMS marks an important new phase in the developing EU case law concerning the relation between competition law and intellectual property.