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judge (juj)

noun

  1. an elected or appointed public official with authority to hear and decide cases in a court of law
  2. a person designated to determine the winner in a contest, settle a controversy, etc.
  3. a person qualified to give an opinion or decide on the relative worth of anything a good judge of music
  4. Jewish History any of the governing leaders of the Israelites after Joshua and before the time of the kings

Etymology: ME juge < OFr < L judex, a judge, lit., one who points out the right < jus, law + dicere, to say, point out: see jury & diction

transitive verb, intransitive verb judged, judging judg′·ing

  1. to hear and pass judgment on (persons or cases) in a court of law
  2. to determine the winner of (a contest) or settle (a controversy)
  3. to decree
  4. to form an idea, opinion, or estimate about (any matter)
  5. to criticize or censure
  6. to think or suppose
  7. Jewish History to govern

Etymology: ME juggen < OFr juger, jugier < L judicare, to judge, declare the law < judex: see judgethe

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judge Synonyms

judge

n.

  1. A legal official

    justice, magistrate, chancellor, justice of the peace (JP), chief justice, associate justice, circuit judge, county judge, judge of the district court, appeals judge, surrogate, jurist, master of assize, marshal of assize, chancery judge, tribune, bencher, hanging judge*; see also judiciary.

  2. A moderator

    referee, umpire, arbitrator, arbiter, adjudicator, mediator, ombudsman, interpreter, inspector, negotiator, intercessor, final authority, go-between, assessor, ump*.

  3. A connoisseur

    expert, authority, professional; see connoisseur, critic 2, specialist.

judge is applied to one who, by the authority vested in him or her by expertness of knowledge, is qualified to settle a controversy or decide on the relative merit of things a judge of a beauty contest; arbiter emphasizes the authoritativeness of decision of one whose judgment in a particular matter is considered indisputable an arbiter of the social graces; referee and umpire both apply to a person to whom anything is referred for decision or settlement a referee in bankruptcy and, in sports, to officials charged with the regulation of a contest, ruling on the plays in a game, etc. a referee in boxing, basketball, etc., an umpire in baseball, cricket, etc.


judge

v.

  1. To pass judgment

    adjudge, adjudicate, try, hear, sit in judgment, doom, sentence, act on, find, rule, give a hearing to, hold the scales, arbitrate, referee.

  2. To form an opinion

    conclude, infer, suppose, assess; see decide, estimate 1, 2, resolve 2. See syn. study at infer.


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judge Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • impress: All 4 riders had two attempts at the kicker to impress the judges.

Adjective modifier

  • deputy: The notice of application was returnable before a district judge or a deputy district judge.

Modifies a noun

  • toulmin: JUDGE TOULMIN: You could ask for an injunction restraining your clients from taking any further action in relation to MR.

Noun used with modifier

  • district: A district judge would have to decide whether CSA could simultaneously apply for a charging order.

Possessives

  • ruling: He was not in court to hear the judges ' ruling.
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judge quotes

The hard necessity of bringing the judge on the bench down into the dock has been the peculiar responsibility of the writer in all ages of man.

-Algren, Nelson

Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right.

-Bible (Old Testament)

   And he said,Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian?

-Bible (Old Testament)

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