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单词 judge
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judge

noun
 
/dʒʌdʒ/
/dʒʌdʒ/
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    in court

  1.  
    a person in a court who has the authority to decide how criminals should be punished or to make legal decisions
    • a High Court judge
    • a federal/district judge
    • the presiding trial judge
    • to appoint a judge
    • before a judge The case comes before Judge Cooper next week.
    • He will appear before a judge tomorrow.
    • The judge sentenced him to five years in prison.
    • The judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible.
    compare Justice of the Peace, magistrate
    Culture the legal systemthe legal systemFor historical reasons, the system of law used in Scotland is different from that in England and Wales, with the law in Northern Ireland similar to that in England. When making decisions Scottish courts look for an appropriate general principle and apply it to a particular situation. English law relies on case law, a collection of previous decisions, called precedents. English courts look at precedents for the case being tried and make a similar judgement. A basic principle of law in Britain is that anyone accused is innocent until proven guilty, so it is the job of the prosecution to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant (= the person accused) has broken the law as stated in the charge. If this cannot be proved the person must be acquitted (= allowed to go free, with no blame attached).British law is divided into civil law which concerns arguments between individuals about matters such as business contracts, and criminal law which deals with offences that involve harm to a person resulting from somebody breaking the law. In civil cases, the plaintiff (= the person who claims to have been wronged) brings an action against the defendant in the hope of winning damages (= a financial payment) or an injunction (= a court order preventing the defendant from doing something). Criminal cases are brought against criminals by the state, in England and Wales by the Director of Public Prosecutions and in Scotland through procurators fiscal.In England and Wales most towns have a Magistrates' Court, where minor cases are judged and more serious cases are passed to higher courts by three magistrates called Justices of the Peace, trained members of the public. The more serious cases are heard in a Crown Court by a judge and a jury. Minor civil cases, such as divorce and bankruptcy, are heard in the county courts and more serious ones in the High Court. Appeals against decisions from the Crown Court or the High Court go to the Court of Appeal and a few cases, where a question of law is in doubt, are passed to the Supreme Court, which has replaced the House of Lords as the highest court in the country.In Scotland, criminal cases are heard in District Courts by members of the public called lay justices. More serious cases go to regional sheriff courts and are heard by the sheriff and a jury. Appeals go to the High Court of Justiciary in Edinburgh. Civil cases begin in the sheriff court and may go on appeal to the Court of Session.In the US, the judicial system is one of the three branches of the federal government, but the legal system operates at many levels with state, county and city courts as well as federal courts. The right to trial by jury is provided by the Constitution. Each type of court has its own jurisdiction, that is, it deals with certain kinds of cases. Both civil and criminal cases are first heard in trial courts and there is a right to appeal against the court's decision in a court of appeals. Many states have family courts where people get divorced and small claims courts which deal with small amounts of money. States also have trial courts, which hear a wider range of cases, and courts of appeal called superior courts or district courts. Most states have a Supreme Court where the most serious appeals are held. States have their own criminal code, but some crimes are federal offences (= against federal law), and crimes may fall under federal jurisdiction if more than one state is involved.Most courts have only one judge, but some higher courts have several. In the US Supreme Court, the nine judges are called justices. The people on either side of a case are represented by lawyers, also called attorneys. In a criminal trial the defendant is represented by a defense attorney, or if he or she is unable to pay a lawyer, the court will appoint a public defender. The prosecution is led by an assistant district attorney or, in federal cases, by a federal attorney.
    Extra Examples
    • A judge ordered her to be remanded in custody.
    • The judge in the case reminded the jury not to discuss the case outside the courtroom.
    • Appeals court judges overturned the previous ruling.
    • She has a reputation as a liberal, activist judge.
    • The judge awarded him damages of £20 000.
    Topics Preferences and decisionsb1, Law and justiceb1, Jobsb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • experienced
    • learned
    • senior
    verb + judge
    • be
    • sit as
    • appoint (somebody as)
    judge + verb
    • oversee something
    • preside
    • sit
    See full entry
  2. in competition

  3.  
    a person who decides who has won a competition
    • The judges' decision is final.
    • She has joined the panel of judges in the popular TV talent show.
    • She was invited to be a judge in a cookery competition.
    Wordfinder
    • closing date
    • competition
    • disqualify
    • judge
    • prize
    • round
    • runner-up
    • submit
    • tiebreaker
    • winner
    see also touch judge
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • competition
    • independent
    … of judges
    • panel
    judge + verb
    • choose somebody/​something
    • pick somebody/​something
    • vote for somebody/​something
    phrases
    • the judges’ decision
    See full entry
  4. somebody who gives opinion

  5.  
    [usually singular] a person who has the necessary knowledge or skills to give their opinion about the value or quality of somebody/something
    • She's a good judge of character.
    • He was a shrewd judge of people.
    • The last singer was the best—not that I'm any judge (= I do not know much about the subject).
    • ‘I'm not sure that's a good way to do it.’ ‘Let me be the judge of that.’
    Extra Examples
    • She's usually a pretty shrewd judge of character.
    • You are the best judge of what your body needs.
    Topics Opinion and argumentb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • astute
    • good
    • great
    preposition
    • judge of
    phrases
    • a good, bad etc. judge of character
    See full entry
  6. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French juge (noun), juger (verb), from Latin judex, judic-, from jus ‘law’ + dicere ‘to say’.

judge

verb
 
/dʒʌdʒ/
/dʒʌdʒ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they judge
/dʒʌdʒ/
/dʒʌdʒ/
he / she / it judges
/ˈdʒʌdʒɪz/
/ˈdʒʌdʒɪz/
past simple judged
/dʒʌdʒd/
/dʒʌdʒd/
past participle judged
/dʒʌdʒd/
/dʒʌdʒd/
-ing form judging
/ˈdʒʌdʒɪŋ/
/ˈdʒʌdʒɪŋ/
Idioms
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    form opinion

  1.  
    [intransitive, transitive] to form an opinion about somebody/something, based on the information you have
    • As far as I can judge, all of them are to blame.
    • judging by something Judging by her last email, they are having a wonderful time.
    • to judge from something To judge from what he said, he was very disappointed.
    • judge somebody/something You shouldn't judge her too harshly.
    • judge somebody/something on something Schools should not be judged only on exam results.
    • Each painting must be judged on its own merits.
    • judge somebody/something + noun The tour was judged a great success.
    • judge somebody/something to be/do something The concert was judged to have been a great success.
    • judge somebody/something + adj. They judged it wise to say nothing.
    • judge that… He judged that the risk was too great.
    • it is judged that… It was judged that the risk was too great.
    • judge how, what, etc… It was hard to judge how great the risk was.
    Extra Examples
    • ‘There's something I haven't told you.’ She judged her words carefully.
    • Those who preach intolerance should be judged accordingly.
    • He sensed that she was judging him.
    • He was often judged solely on his looks.
    • Your slogan will be judged on its originality and style.
    • You always judge your own performance against that of others.
    • You will be judged by the work you have produced over the year.
    • I judged that he must be a very lonely man.
    • It's difficult to judge exactly how accurate the account is.
    • Readers are left to judge for themselves whether McCrombie is hero or villain.
    • It's not for me to judge whether he made the right decision.
    Topics Opinion and argumentb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • accurately
    • correctly
    • rightly
    verb + judge
    • be difficult to
    • be hard to
    • be impossible to
    preposition
    • according to
    • against
    • by
    phrases
    • criteria for judging
    • judge by appearances
    • don’t judge a book by its cover
    See full entry
  2. estimate

  3.  
    [transitive] to guess the size, amount, etc. of something
    • judge something Young children are unable to judge the speed of traffic.
    • judge how, what, etc… It's difficult to judge how long the journey will take.
    • judge somebody/something to be/do something I judged him to be about 50.
    Extra Examples
    • I think I judged the distance wrongly.
    • The age of the furniture can be judged from the type of wood used.
    • It's difficult to judge how long the journey will take.
    • The bowler judged it well, timing the ball to perfection.
    Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • accurately
    • correctly
    • rightly
    verb + judge
    • be difficult to
    • be hard to
    • be impossible to
    preposition
    • according to
    • against
    • by
    phrases
    • criteria for judging
    • judge by appearances
    • don’t judge a book by its cover
    See full entry
  4. in competition

  5.  
    [transitive, intransitive] to decide the result of a competition; to be the judge in a competition
    • judge something She was asked to judge the essay competition.
    • judge somebody/something + noun The first team to cross the line will be judged the winner.
    • judge somebody/something + adj Their garden was judged the best in Wales by a TV viewers' poll.
  6. give opinion

  7.  
    [transitive, intransitive] judge (somebody) to give your opinion about somebody, especially when you think they are bad
    • What gives you the right to judge other people?
    • I'm not one to judge, but that's no way to behave.
    Topics Opinion and argumentb2
  8. in court

  9. [transitive] to decide whether somebody is guilty or innocent in a court
    • judge something to judge a case
    • judge somebody + adj. to judge somebody guilty/not guilty
    Topics Law and justiceb2
  10. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French juge (noun), juger (verb), from Latin judex, judic-, from jus ‘law’ + dicere ‘to say’.
Idioms
don’t judge a book by its cover
  1. (saying) used to say that you should not form an opinion about somebody/something from their appearance onlyTopics Opinion and argumentc1
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