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adjudge definition

ad·judge (ə juj′)

transitive verb adjudged -·judged′, adjudging -·judg′·ing

  1. to judge or decide by law
  2. to declare or order by law
  3. to give or award (costs, etc.) by law
  4. Rare to regard; deem

Etymology: ME ajugen < OFr ajugier < L adjudicare < ad-, to + judicare, to judge, decide < judex, judge

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law adjudge definition - legal

adjudge Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • rightly: However umpire Howell rightly adjudges that it was going down leg side.

Infinitive complement

  • have: From the corner which followed, Robinson was harshly adjudged to have handled in the box & a penalty was awarded.

Adjective complement

  • lbw: The score got to 75 before William was adjudged lbw for 25 and David Kumar came to the crease.

Modifying Another Word

  • harshly: From the corner which followed, Robinson was harshly adjudged to have handled in the box & a penalty was awarded.

Preposition: that

  • ball: The referee amazingly adjudged that the ball never crossed the line.
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