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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024judge /dʒʌdʒ/USA pronunciation n., v., judged, judg•ing. n. [countable] - Lawa public officer with the authority to hear and decide cases in a court of law.
- a person who makes a decision in a competition, contest, or matter at issue:the judges of a contest.
- a person qualified to pass critical judgment:a good judge of horses.
v. - to pass legal judgment on (someone) in a court of law: [~ + object + to + be + adjective/noun]The court judged him to be the guilty party.
- to hear evidence or legal arguments in (a case) in order to pass judgment;
try:[~ + object]to judge a case. - to form a judgment or opinion of;
decide upon critically: [~ + object]to judge a book by its cover.[~ + clause]Can you judge if he'll make a good teacher or not?[~ + object (+ to + be ) + adjective]judged him (to be) ready for the contest.[no object]You're not in a position to judge in the matter. - to decide or settle authoritatively:[~ + object (+ to + be) + adjective]The censor judged the book (to be) obscene.
- to infer, think, or hold as an opinion;
make a careful guess about; estimate: [~ + object + to + verb]I judged the distance to be about two miles.[~ + (that) clause]I judged that the distance was about two miles. - [~ + object] to act as a judge in (a competition).
judge•ship, n. [uncountable]See -jud-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024judge ( juj),USA pronunciation n., v., judged, judg•ing. n. - Lawa public officer authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law;
a magistrate charged with the administration of justice. - a person appointed to decide in any competition, contest, or matter at issue;
authorized arbiter:the judges of a beauty contest. - a person qualified to pass a critical judgment:a good judge of horses.
- Biblean administrative head of Israel in the period between the death of Joshua and the accession to the throne by Saul.
- Law(esp. in rural areas) a county official with supervisory duties, often employed part-time or on an honorary basis.
v.t. - to pass legal judgment on;
pass sentence on (a person):The court judged him guilty. - to hear evidence or legal arguments in (a case) in order to pass judgment;
adjudicate; try:The Supreme Court is judging that case. - to form a judgment or opinion of;
decide upon critically:You can't judge a book by its cover. - to decide or settle authoritatively;
adjudge:The censor judged the book obscene and forbade its sale. - to infer, think, or hold as an opinion;
conclude about or assess:He judged her to be correct. - to make a careful guess about;
estimate:We judged the distance to be about four miles. - Bible(of the ancient Hebrew judges) to govern.
v.i. - to act as a judge;
pass judgment:No one would judge between us. - to form an opinion or estimate:I have heard the evidence and will judge accordingly.
- to make a mental judgment.
- Latin jūdicem, accusative of jūdex
- Old French
- Latin jūdicāre to judge, equivalent. to jūdic- (stem of jūdex) a judge + -āre infinitive suffix; (noun, nominal) Middle English juge
- Anglo-French juger, Old French jugier
- (verb, verbal) Middle English jugen 1175–1225
judge′a•ble, adj. judg′er, n. judge′less, adj. judge′like′, adj. judge′ship, n. judg′ing•ly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged justice.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged arbitrator. Judge, referee, umpire refer to one who is entrusted with decisions affecting others. Judge, in its legal and other uses, implies particularly that one has qualifications and authority for giving decisions in matters at issue:a judge appointed to the Supreme Court; a judge in the pie competition.A referee usually examines and reports on the merits of a case as an aid to a court. An umpire gives the final ruling when arbitrators of a case disagree.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged connoisseur, critic.
- 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged determine, consider, regard.
- 13.See corresponding entry in Unabridged adjudge, adjudicate.
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