adjudge
Americanverb (used with object)
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to declare or pronounce formally; decree.
The will was adjudged void.
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to award or assign judicially.
The prize was adjudged to him.
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to decide by a judicial opinion or sentence.
to adjudge a case.
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to sentence or condemn.
He was adjudged to die.
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to deem; consider; think.
It was adjudged wise to avoid war.
verb
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to pronounce formally; declare
he was adjudged the winner
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to determine judicially; judge
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to order or pronounce by law; decree
he was adjudged bankrupt
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to award (costs, damages, etc)
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archaic to sentence or condemn
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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adjudgesimple
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adjudgessimple
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have adjudgedperfect
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has adjudgedperfect
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am adjudgingprogressive
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are adjudgingprogressive
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is adjudgingprogressive
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have been adjudgingperfect progressive
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has been adjudgingperfect progressive
Past
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adjudgedsimple
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had adjudgedperfect
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was adjudgingprogressive
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were adjudgingprogressive
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had been adjudgingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of adjudge
1325–75; Middle English ajugen < Middle French ajug ( i ) er < Latin adjūdicāre. See adjudicate
Example Sentences
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For this, VAR was again used to adjudge that Harry Maguire had handled while attempting to clear.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2023
But as the original on-field decision was to adjudge Diaz offside, the response of “check complete” appeared to confirm the offside decision was correct.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2023
“Federal courts are authorized ‘to adjudge the legal rights of litigants in actual controversies,’ not hurt feelings,” wrote Justice Thomas.
From Washington Times • Mar. 6, 2023
Only true believers will adjudge “Western Stars” to be one of the Boss’s great ones.
From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2019
"What compensation do you adjudge to me for my loss?" asked Heithrek.
From Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes by Kershaw, Nora
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