A judgment is, as it were, a declaration of law.

Explanation

Every judgment carries the force of law for the parties — it is not merely the judge's opinion but the law's own pronouncement applied to the facts found.

Where this applies

• A court judgment is not just the judge's opinion — it's the law's own pronouncement.
• The judgment carries the force of law applied to the specific facts of the case.

See also

• 8.1.5 It is the duty of a judge to declare the law, not to make it.
• 8.2.2 A verdict is, as it were, the utterance of truth; as a judgment is the utterance of law.