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judge Definition

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, 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

judge Related Forms

judg′er noun

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 Synonyms

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.

judge Law Definition

n

An appointed or elected official responsible for conducting a court in which he or she resolves legal controversies.

judge Usage Examples

Object

panel: In 1996 she chaired the judging panel of the Booker Prize.

Converse of object

  • impress: All 4 riders had two attempts at the kicker to impress the judges.
  • preside: The presiding judge announced on 8 May that the court will give its verdict on 5 June.
  • appoint: Judicial: The central Supreme Court of Justice is comprised of nine judges appointed for 10-year terms.
  • persuade: Federal prosecutors filed them in court as part of their attempts to persuade a judge to keep Karni behind bars before his trial.
  • convince: The handlers, in this instance, must convince the judges that the original software has been reloaded.

Subject

panel: Entries will be judged by a panel appointed by Samaritans.

Adjective modifier

  • deputy: The notice of application was returnable before a district judge or a deputy district judge.
  • retired: A number of retired judges are authorized to sit in one or more of these jurisdictions.
  • senior: Likewise, one of our senior judges has observed extra-judicially that the interpretation of a statue 'is not a science.
  • impartial: The question posed in the NY Times nevertheless is whether critics with such outsize public images can really claim to be impartial judges?

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.
  • trial: Essentially, the House of Lords decision in A requires trial judges to read s. 41 in a manner compatible with Art.
  • circuit: In Illinois, all circuit judges earn the same.
  • court: Last year a high court judge, Mr Justice Johnson, ruled that her marriage was void because of a 1970 ruling.

Possessives

  • ruling: He was not in court to hear the judges ' ruling.
  • verdict: In the lion's den he awaited the judge's verdict.

Present participle complement

accord: Whether or not the consequences are worse is to be judged according to the PGC, in relation to the generic rights violated.

Preposition: by

panel: Entries will be judged by a panel appointed by Samaritans.

Browse dictionary entries near judge

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  10. ‹ Judaize
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