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Judge

//d͡ʒʌd͡ʒ// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as an occupation. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    epithet of God or Jesus in his role as supreme arbiter countable, uncountable

    "Wak’d by the trumpet’s sound, I from my grave must rise, And see the Judge with glory crown’d, And see the flaming skies."

  3. 3
    A male given name of rare usage countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename; An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States, named after Edward Judge. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename; An unincorporated community in Osage County, Missouri, United States, named for a local judge who owned the town site. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.

    "The parts of a judge in hearing are four: to direct the evidence; to moderate length, repetition, or impertinency of speech; to recapitulate, select, and collate the material points of that which hath been said; and to give the rule or sentence."

  2. 2
    The title of a judge.

    "“I am saddened and disappointed in the way Judge Ehrlich behaved on the video. Her behavior cannot be condoned,” Tuter said."

  3. 3
    an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality wordnet
  4. 4
    A person who decides the fate of someone or something that has been called into question.
  5. 5
    a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice wordnet
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  1. 6
    A person officiating at a sports event, a contest, or similar; referee.

    "At a boxing match, the decision of the judges is final."

  2. 7
    A person who evaluates something or forms an opinion.

    "She is a good judge of wine."

  3. 8
    A shophet, a temporary leader appointed in times of crisis in ancient Israel. historical
Verb
  1. 1
    To sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on (a person or matter). transitive

    "A higher power will judge you after you are dead."

  2. 2
    form a critical opinion of wordnet
  3. 3
    To sit in judgment, to act as judge. intransitive

    "Justices in this country judge without appeal."

  4. 4
    determine the result of (a competition) wordnet
  5. 5
    To judicially rule or determine. transitive
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  1. 6
    judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) wordnet
  2. 7
    To sentence to punishment, to judicially condemn. obsolete, transitive

    "He was judged to die for his crimes."

  3. 8
    pronounce judgment on wordnet
  4. 9
    To award judicially; to adjudge. obsolete, transitive
  5. 10
    put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of wordnet
  6. 11
    To form an opinion on; to appraise. transitive

    "I judge a man’s character by the cut of his suit."

  7. 12
    To constitute a fitting appraisal or criterion of; to provide a basis for forming an opinion on. obsolete, transitive

    "Noble and milde this Perſean ſeemes to be, If outward habit Iudge the inward man."

  8. 13
    To arbitrate; to pass opinion on something, especially to settle a dispute etc. intransitive

    "We cannot both be right: you must judge between us."

  9. 14
    To have as an opinion; to consider, suppose. transitive

    "I judge it safe to leave the house once again."

  10. 15
    To form an opinion; to infer. ambitransitive

    "I judge from the sky that it might rain later."

  11. 16
    To criticize or label another person or thing; to be judgmental toward. ambitransitive

    "There's something wrong with the world today; the light bulb's getting dim. There's meltdown in the sky. If you can judge a wise man by the color of his skin, Mister, you're a better man than I"

  12. 17
    To govern as biblical judge or shophet (over some jurisdiction). ambitransitive

    "And after him aroſe Iair a Gileadite, and iudged Iſrael twentie and two yeeres."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English juge, jugge, from Old French juge, from Latin iūdex. Displaced native Middle English deme (from Old English dēma (“judge”)) and demere (from Old English dēmere (“judge”)), see also deemer, deemster.

Etymology 2

From Middle English jugen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman juger, from Old French jugier, from Latin iūdicāre. Doublet of judicate. Mostly displaced native deem.

Etymology 3

From judge

Etymology 4

From judge

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