Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   judge

   /dʒʌdʒ/

   noun

   • 1. a public officer appointed to decide cases in a law court: "he is due to appear before a judge and jury on Monday" Similar justicemagistrateHis/Her/Your HonourLaw LordLord Justicethe judiciaryrecordersheriffdeemsterjuratjuristsurrogatealcaldeinformal:beakm'ludhistorical:reevesheriff-deputebailie
   • ▪ a person who decides the results of a competition: "a distinguished panel of judges select the winning design" Similar adjudicatorarbiterassessorevaluatorappraiserexaminermoderatorumpirerefereereferee's assistantassistant refereelinesmanline judgemediatorexpertconnoisseurauthorityspecialistpunditarbiter elegantiarum
   • ▪ a person able or qualified to give an opinion on something: "she was a good judge of character" Similar adjudicatorarbiterassessorevaluatorappraiserexaminermoderatorumpirerefereereferee's assistantassistant refereelinesmanline judgemediatorexpertconnoisseurauthorityspecialistpunditarbiter elegantiarum
   • 2. a leader having temporary authority in ancient Israel in the period between Joshua and the kings.

   verb

   • 1. form an opinion or conclusion about: "a production can be judged according to the canons of aesthetic criticism" Similar form the opinioncome to the conclusionconcludedecidedetermineconsiderbelievethinkdeemviewdeducegatherinfergaugetellseesayestimateassessguesssurmiseconjectureregard asholdsee aslook on astake to berate asrank asclass ascountinformal:reckonfigureguesstimate
   • ▪ decide (a case) in a law court: "other cases were judged by tribunal" Similar tryhearsit in judgement onadjudicatedecidegive a ruling/verdict onpass judgement on
   • ▪ give a verdict on (someone) in a law court: "she was judged innocent of murder" Similar adjudgepronouncedecreerulefind
   • ▪ decide the results of (a competition): "she was there to judge the contest" Similar adjudicatearbitrateumpirerefereemediatemoderateofficiateassessappraiseevaluateweigh upexaminereviewcriticizeinformal:size up

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French juge (noun), juger (verb), from Latin judex, judic-, from jus ‘law’ + dicere ‘to say’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. judgeship noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • J

     8

   • U

     1

   • D

     2

   • G

     2

   • E

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points