judge

Use judge in a sentence

A judge discusses a case with two attorneys.

noun

The definition of a judge is a person who has the authority to hear and decide court cases or a person who is assigned the job of making an assessment about something.
1. An example of judge is Sandra Day O'Connor, a former Supreme Court judge.
2. An example of judge is someone who picks the winner in a science fair.

verb

Judge is defined as to decide on or form an opinion about something.
An example of judge is to choose the winner of a flower show.

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judge

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

Origin of judge

Middle English juge from Old French from Classical Latin judex, a judge, literally , one who points out the right from jus, law + dicere, to say, point out: see jury and diction

transitive verb

intransitive verb

judged, judg′ing

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

Origin of judge

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

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judge

verb

judged, judg·ing, judg·es

verb

transitive

To form an opinion or estimation of after careful consideration: judge heights; judging character.
a. Law To hear and decide on in a court of law: judge a case.
b. To pass sentence on; condemn.
c. To act as one appointed to decide the winners of: judge an essay contest.
To determine or declare after consideration or deliberation: Most people judged him negligent in performing his duties as a parent.
Informal To have as an opinion or assumption; suppose: I judge you're right.
Bible To govern; rule. Used of an ancient Israelite leader.

verb

intransitive

To form an opinion or evaluation.
To act or decide as a judge.

noun

One who judges, especially:
a. One who makes estimates as to worth, quality, or fitness: a good judge of used cars; a poor judge of character.
b. Law A public official who hears and decides cases brought in court.
c. Law A public official who hears and decides cases or matters in a forum other than a court, such as an administrative proceeding.
d. One appointed to decide the winners of a contest or competition.
Bible
a. A leader of the Israelites during a period of about 400 years between the death of Joshua and the accession of Saul.
b. Judges used with a sing. verb Bible

Origin of judge

Middle English jugen from Anglo-Norman juger from Latin iūdicāre from iūdex iūdic- judge ; see deik- in Indo-European roots.

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judge

judge arbitrator arbiter referee umpire

These nouns denote persons who make decisions that determine or settle points at issue. A judge is one capable of making rational, dispassionate, and wise decisions: In this case, the jury members are the judges of the truth. An arbitrator is either appointed or derives authority from the consent of the disputants: An experienced arbitrator mediated the contract dispute. An arbiter is one whose opinion or judgment is recognized as being unassailable or binding: The critic considered himself an arbiter of fine literature. A referee is an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case: The referee handled many bankruptcy cases each month. An umpire is a person appointed to settle an issue that arbitrators are unable to resolve: The umpire studied complex tax cases. In sports referee and umpire refer to officials who enforce the rules and settle points at issue.

THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.