adjudged

Variant of adjudge

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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