judge
a public officer authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law; a magistrate charged with the administration of justice.
a person appointed to decide in any competition, contest, or matter at issue; authorized arbiter: the judges of a beauty contest.
a person qualified to pass a critical judgment: a good judge of horses.
an administrative head of Israel in the period between the death of Joshua and the accession to the throne by Saul.
(especially in rural areas) a county official with supervisory duties, often employed part-time or on an honorary basis.
to pass legal judgment on; pass sentence on (a person): The court judged him guilty.
to hear evidence or legal arguments in (a case) in order to pass judgment; adjudicate; try: The Supreme Court is judging that case.
to form a judgment or opinion of; decide upon critically: You can't judge a book by its cover.
to decide or settle authoritatively; adjudge: The censor judged the book obscene and forbade its sale.
to infer, think, or hold as an opinion; conclude about or assess: He judged her to be correct.
to make a careful guess about; estimate: We judged the distance to be about four miles.
(of the ancient Hebrew judges) to govern.
to act as a judge; pass judgment: No one would judge between us.
to form an opinion or estimate: I have heard the evidence and will judge accordingly.
to make a mental judgment.
Origin of judge
1synonym study For judge
Other words for judge
Other words from judge
- judge·a·ble, adjective
- judg·er, noun
- judge·less, adjective
- judge·like, adjective
- judge·ship, noun
- re·judge, verb, re·judged, re·judg·ing.
- sub·judge, noun
- sub·judge·ship, noun
- un·der·judge, verb (used with object), un·der·judged, un·der·judg·ing.
- un·der·judge, noun
- un·judge·a·ble, adjective
- un·judged, adjective
- un·judge·like, adjective
- well-judged, adjective
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How to use judge in a sentence
In response to a question from defendants’ counsel, Bastian said he would provide more detail in the written order, which the judge said he plans to issue later Thursday or Friday.
Federal judge issues temporary injunction against USPS operational changes amid concerns about mail slowdowns | Elise Viebeck, Jacob Bogage | September 17, 2020 | Washington PostLawyers for Bluestone are asking the judge to throw out the federal case, saying the state settlement and hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal fines the company already paid for the same violations should resolve the matters.
This Billionaire Governor’s Coal Company Might Get a Big Break From His Own Regulators | by Ken Ward Jr. | September 17, 2020 | ProPublicaA judge last September granted asylum to Yariel Valdés González, a Blade contributor who faced persecution in Cuba because of his work as an independent journalist.
Cuban authorities threaten to arrest LGBTQ activist, journalist | Michael K. Lavers | September 17, 2020 | Washington BladeHe said he hopes other judges will strike down coronavirus mandates.
Courts may reconsider temporary coronavirus restrictions as pandemic drags on | Anne Gearan, Karin Brulliard | September 16, 2020 | Washington PostThat summer, an administrative law judge rejected the settlement, noting that, among other defects, it largely sidestepped a core question — whether McDonald’s was a joint employer.
“Cover Up”: House Democrats Subpoena Documents That NLRB Refused to Share in Ethics Investigation | by Ian MacDougall | September 15, 2020 | ProPublica
Meanwhile, almost exactly 30 years after the trial, the judge left his home to board a steamboat and was never heard from again.
New York’s Most Tragic Ghost Loves Minimalist Swedish Fashion | Nina Strochlic | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST“I think it is important to say it is too soon to judge success or failure,” said Col. Steven Warren, a Pentagon spokesman.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War | Nancy A. Youssef | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWho among Scalise's constituents could possibly care if he supported naming a post office for a black judge who died in 1988?
judge Hinkle said “the Constitution requires the Clerk to issue such licenses.”
The Back Alley, Low Blow-Ridden Fight to Stop Gay Marriage in Florida Is Finally Over | Jay Michaelson | January 5, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTSo, in an unusual order (PDF) issued on New Years Day, District judge Robert Hinkle clarified the issue.
The Back Alley, Low Blow-Ridden Fight to Stop Gay Marriage in Florida Is Finally Over | Jay Michaelson | January 5, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTjudge or sheriff, it was all one to them, each being equally terrible in their eyes.
The Bondboy | George W. (George Washington) Ogden“And the matter of the will was all disposed of by the probate judge today, I hear,” said the judge, his hand on the door.
The Bondboy | George W. (George Washington) Ogdenjudge for yourself the difficulty surrounding the remainder of the symbols and fundamental truths of christianity.
I should judge that a peck of corn is about the average product of a day's work through all this region.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyHe was a good judge of men, that eagle-faced major; he knew that the slightest move with hostile intent would mean a smoking gun.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for judge
/ (dʒʌdʒ) /
a public official with authority to hear cases in a court of law and pronounce judgment upon them: Compare magistrate (def. 1), justice (def. 5), justice (def. 6) Related adjective: judicial
a person who is appointed to determine the result of contests or competitions
a person qualified to comment critically: a good judge of antiques
a leader of the peoples of Israel from Joshua's death to the accession of Saul
to hear and decide upon (a case at law)
(tr) to pass judgment on; sentence
(when tr, may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to decide or deem (something) after inquiry or deliberation
to determine the result of (a contest or competition)
to appraise (something) critically
(tr; takes a clause as object) to believe (something) to be the case; suspect
Origin of judge
1Derived forms of judge
- judgeable, adjective
- judgeless, adjective
- judgelike, adjective
- judger, noun
- judgingly, adverb
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Other Idioms and Phrases with judge
In addition to the idiom beginning with judge
- judge a book by its cover, one can't
also see:
- sober as a judge
Also seejudgment.
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