“判决书”的英文表达是 “judgment” 或 “judgement”(两种拼写方式均可,在美式英语中“judgment”更常用,英式英语中两者都较为常见),在更具体的法律语境中,也可表述为 “written judgment” 或 “court judgment” 以强调其书面形式或法院作出的性质。
例如:
The court issued a written judgment yesterday.(法院昨天出具了一份书面判决书。)
The defendant appealed against the court judgment.(被告对法院判决书提出上诉。 )