adjudge
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
1Other words from adjudge
- un·ad·judged, adjective
Words Nearby adjudge
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How to use adjudge in a sentence
The lips with which he appealed to Heaven to adjudge victory to the just quarrel, grew white as they uttered the impious mockery.
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 | Ministry of EducationA mistake in taste for which the wisdom of the future will adjudge a punishment called trigamy.
The Devil's Dictionary | Ambrose BierceI cannot and do not adjudge you unsuccessful, in the sense of having demonstrated your guilt rather than your innocence.
The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) LeahyThis is a new doctrine of law, to adjudge a man guilty without according him an opportunity for defense.
The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) LeahyHad it been to save his son from hanging, he would not adjudge guilt to Francis Levison against his conscience.
East Lynne | Mrs. Henry Wood
British Dictionary definitions for adjudge
/ (əˈdʒʌdʒ) /
to pronounce formally; declare: he was adjudged the winner
to determine judicially; judge
to order or pronounce by law; decree: he was adjudged bankrupt
to award (costs, damages, etc)
archaic to sentence or condemn
Origin of adjudge
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