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   Judge

   /jəj/

   

   noun

   • 1. a public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law. Similar justicemagistrateHis/Her/Your HonorLaw LordLord Justicethe judiciaryrecordersheriffdeemsterjuratjuristsurrogatealcaldeinformal:beakm'ludhistorical:reevesheriff-deputebailie
   • ▪ a person who decides the results of a competition or watches for infractions of the rules. Similar adjudicatorarbiterassessorevaluatorappraiserexaminermoderatorumpirerefereereferee's assistantassistant refereelinesmanline judgemediatorexpertconnoisseurauthorityspecialistpunditarbiter elegantiarum
   • ▪ a person able or qualified to give an opinion on something: "she was a good judge of character" Similar adjudicatorarbiterassessorevaluatorappraiserexaminermoderatorumpirerefereereferee's assistantassistant refereelinesmanline judgemediatorexpertconnoisseurauthorityspecialistpunditarbiter elegantiarum
   • ▪ a leader having temporary authority in ancient Israel in the period between Joshua and the kings.

   verb

   • 1. form an opinion or conclusion about: "it is hard to judge whether such opposition is justified" Similar form the opinioncome to the conclusionconcludedecidedetermineconsiderbelievethinkdeemviewdeducegatherinfergaugetellseesayestimateassessguesssurmiseconjectureregard asholdsee aslook on astake to berate asrank asclass ascountinformal:reckonfigureguesstimate
   • ▪ decide (a case) in court: "other cases were judged by tribunal" Similar tryhearsit in judgement onadjudicatedecidegive a ruling/verdict onpass judgment on
   • ▪ give a verdict on (someone) in court: "she was judged innocent of murder" Similar adjudgepronouncedecreerulefind
   • ▪ decide the results of (a competition): "she was there to judge the contest" Similar adjudicatearbitrateumpirerefereemediatemoderateofficiateassessappraiseevaluateweigh upexaminereviewcriticizeinformal:size up

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French juge (noun), juger (verb), from Latin judex, judic-, from jus ‘law’ + dicere ‘to say’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. judgeship noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   May 3, 2024 · The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial has clarified the gag order pertaining to the ex-president doesn’t prohibit him from testifying on his own behalf

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryJUDGE definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 days ago · A judge is the person in a court of law who decides how the law should be applied, for example how criminals should be punished. The judge adjourned the hearing until next Tuesday. Synonyms: magistrate, justice, beak [British, slang], His, Her or Your Honour More Synonyms of judge. 2. countable noun.

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   5 days ago · The judge rejected it, and he faulted defense attorneys for not raising more of their objections while she was testifying. Before Daniels took the stand, Trump’s lawyers had tried to stop her ...

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   3 days ago · Judges Clash Over Definition of ‘Liquidation’ in Fourth Circuit. Preferred shareholders in a property trust who say a group of common holders sold the company out from under them can benefit from contractual liquidation rights, a Fourth Circuit judge said at oral argument Thursday. Judge Paul V. Niemeyer recast the preferred holders’ case ...

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryJUDGMENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   a decision or opinion about someone or something that you form after thinking carefully: It proved difficult to come to/ form /make a judgment about how well the school was performing. Synonyms. appraisal. assessment. estimation (OPINION) evaluation. rating. in someone's judgment. according to someone's opinion:

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   Judge says Stormy Daniels was ‘difficult to control’ on the witness stand. Jurors warn prosecutors on specific details made during Stormy Daniels’s testimony. The value of the testimony was ...

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   4 days ago · 0:03. 0:37. An Idaho man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for "purposely" trying to spread HIV through sexual contact with both men and teenage boys, prosecutors announced. Alexander Louie ...