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judge

Syllabification: (judge)
Pronunciation: /jəj/

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Definition of judge

noun

  • a public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law.
  • a person who decides the results of a competition or watches for infractions of the rules.
  • a person able or qualified to give an opinion on something:she was a good judge of character
  • a leader having temporary authority in ancient Israel in the period between Joshua and the kings. See also Judges.

verb

[with object]
  • form an opinion or conclusion about:scientists were judged according to competence [with clause]:it is hard to judge whether such opposition is justified [no object]:judging from his letters home, Monty was in good spirits
  • decide (a case) in court:other cases were judged by tribunal
  • [with object and complement] give a verdict on (someone) in court:she was judged innocent of murder
  • decide the results of (a competition).

Derivatives

judgeship

Pronunciation: /-ˌSHip/

noun

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French juge (noun), juger (verb), from Latin judex, judic-, from jus 'law' + dicere 'to say'

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