forjudge

American

[fawr-juhj] / fɔrˈdʒʌdʒ /

verb (used with object)

Law.

forjudged, forjudging

to exclude, expel, dispossess, or deprive by a judgment.

forjudge British

/ fɔːˈdʒʌdʒ /

verb

to deprive of a right by the judgment of a court
to expel (an officer or attorney) from court for misconduct

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Other Word Forms

forjudgment noun

Etymology

Origin of forjudge

1250–1300; Middle English forjugen < Old French forjugier, equivalent to for- out + jugier to judge

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Bunderson, half a head shorter than Reggie, pulled the thin microphone close and began by asking forjudge Will- more to set another hearing in six months.

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