adjudge

[uh-juhj]

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verb (used with object), ad·judged, ad·judg·ing.

to declare or pronounce formally; decree: The will was adjudged void.
to award or assign judicially: The prize was adjudged to him.
to decide by a judicial opinion or sentence: to adjudge a case.

to sentence or condemn: He was adjudged to die.
to deem; consider; think: It was adjudged wise to avoid war.

Origin of adjudge

1325–75; Middle English ajugen < Middle French ajug(i)er < Latin adjūdicāre. See adjudicate

Related formsun·ad·judged, adjective

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Related Words for adjudge

decree, referee, consider, adjudicate, arbitrate, rule, rate, settle, award, determine, decide

Examples from the Web for adjudge

Historical Examples of adjudge

"Unless you should adjudge me too unworthy for the office," I answered humbly.
The Strolling Saint
Raphael Sabatini
We speak of a bond instead of a mortgage, and we adjudge where we ought to foreclose.
The Book-Hunter
John Hill Burton
If the magistrates would so adjudge her, she would, according to the laws, be hung.
The Witch of Salem
John R. Musick
And ye prelates and peers, milites and ministers, proceed to adjudge the living!
Harold, Complete
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
That son he was about to adjudge to the gibbet and the hangman!
Paul Clifford, Complete
Edward Bulwer-Lytton

British Dictionary definitions for adjudge

adjudge

verb (tr; usually passive)

to pronounce formally; declarehe was adjudged the winner
1. to determine judicially; judge
2. to order or pronounce by law; decreehe was adjudged bankrupt
3. to award (costs, damages, etc)
archaic to sentence or condemn

Word Origin for adjudge

C14: via Old French from Latin adjūdicāre. See adjudicate

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Word Origin and History for adjudge

late 14c., "to make a judicial decision," from Old French ajugier "to judge, pass judgment on," from Latin adiudicare "grant or award as a judge," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + iudicare "to judge," which is related to iudicem (see judge (v.)). Sense of "to have an opinion" is from c.1400. Related: Adjudged; adjudging.