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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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