Urteils

Urteils is primarily a grammatical form in German, representing the genitive singular of the noun Urteil, which means judgment or verdict. In phrases such as des Urteils, the form shows possession, for example the consequences of the judgment. Beyond its grammatical role, Urteils also functions as a reference to the broader concept of judgments or verdicts in law, philosophy, and everyday language.

In the legal context, a Urteil is a final decision issued by a court or judge. It states the facts found, the legal reasoning, and the verdict. Such decisions are typically subject to appeal or revision, depending on the procedural rules of the jurisdiction. The term distinguishes the outcome from procedural orders, which are often called Beschlüsse in German law.

In philosophy and epistemology, a judgment (Urteil) is the act of asserting a relation between a subject and a predicate, thereby forming a proposition. Kantian philosophy places emphasis on Urteilskraft, the faculty of judgment, which structures experience by applying concepts to intuitions. In everyday usage, judgments denote opinions, assessments, or evaluations formed about people, events, or evidence.

In psychology and cognitive science, Urteilsbildung refers to the process of forming judgments, which can be influenced by evidence, biases, and context. Beurteilung is a closely related term used for evaluation or appraisal in various professional and everyday settings.

Overall, Urteils appears most commonly in the genitive form des Urteils, while the related noun Urteil covers the broader, cross-domain concept of judgment and decision-making. See also: Urteil, Urteile, Urteilsbildung, Beurteilung.