Paghukom

sentence; judgment; ruling; verdictnoun / related verb

Alternative meanings

Sentence, judgment, legal ruling, judicial decision, or verdict; it can also refer to the act of judging, convicting, or deciding in a legal context.

Pronunciation

pag-HOO-kom

Root and affixes

Paghukom comes from hukom. Hukom can mean judge, judgment, verdict, or to decide; paghukom names the act of judging or the resulting decision.

Variants or conjugations

paghukom = sentence / judgment / ruling / act of judging
hukom = judge / judgment / verdict / decide
gihukman = was judged / was sentenced
hukman = to judge / to sentence
sentensya = sentence, modern loanword
veredikto = verdict, modern loanword
silot = punishment / penalty

Related words and expressions

hukom = judge / judgment / verdict
kaso = case
balaod = law
korte = court
akusar = accuse
akusado = accused
silot = punishment / penalty

Meaning and usage notes

Use paghukom for sentence or judgment in a legal or moral sense. If you mean a grammatical sentence, do not use paghukom; in that case pahayag or sentensya may fit depending on context.