adjudge
[ uh-juhj ]
/ əˈdʒʌdʒ /
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.
RELATED WORDS
Nearby words
- adjoint,
- adjoint differential equation,
- adjourn,
- adjournment,
- adjt.,
- adjudicate,
- adjudication,
- adjudicative,
- adjudicator,
- adjugate
Origin of adjudge
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adjudge
/ (əˈdʒʌdʒ) /
verb (tr; usually passive)
to pronounce formally; declarehe was adjudged the winner
- to determine judicially; judge
- to order or pronounce by law; decreehe was adjudged bankrupt
- 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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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.
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