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Judges

American  
[juhj-iz] / ˈdʒʌdʒ ɪz /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

  1. a book of the Bible containing the history of Israel under the judges and covering the period between the death of Joshua and the accession to the throne by Saul. Jud., Judg.

Judges British  
/ ˈdʒʌdʒɪz /

noun

  1. (functioning as singular) the book of the Old Testament recounting the history of Israel under the warrior champions and national leaders known as judges from the death of Joshua to the birth of Samuel

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Judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke will all return, but there's still no news about who will replace Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly as hosts.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Judges don’t need to just pretend to be unaware of basic facts about the world.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Judges in Los Angeles upheld the use of a geofence warrant to find and convict two men for a robbery and murder in a bank parking lot in Paramount.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Judges have reached similar conclusions regarding laws in Georgia and Arkansas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Issy Maisels rose dramatically and applied for the recusal of Judges Ludorf and Rumpff on the grounds that both had conflicts of interest that prevented them from being fair arbiters of our case.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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