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   Ad·judge

   /əˈjəj/

   

   verb

   • 1. consider or declare to be true or the case: "she was adjudged guilty"
   • ▪ (in legal use) award something judicially to (someone): "the court adjudged legal damages to her"
   • ▪ (in legal use) condemn (someone) to pay a penalty: "the defaulter was adjudged to pay the whole amount"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French ajuger, from Latin adjudicare, from ad- ‘to’ + judicare, from judex, judic- ‘a judge’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. adjudgment noun

   Scrabble Points: 17

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