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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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
The hosts thought they had turned the game on its head when Jeffrey Schlupp struck after 26 minutes only for VAR to adjudge that Odsonne Edouard had strayed offside before finding the Ghana midfielder.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2022
Only true believers will adjudge “Western Stars” to be one of the Boss’s great ones.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 21, 2019
To adjudge; to try and determine, as a court; to settle by judicial decree.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
Marriner adjudges that Distin has fouled him, but again it looked harsh.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 28, 2012
But the novel most frequently mentioned is War and Peace, which one of three main protagonists, Patty, adjudges "the best book I've ever read".
From The Guardian ● Sep. 17, 2010
Is it the law which adjudges them to punishment?
From A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods by Shields, Alexander
My mind adjudges him guilty; my mind condemns him upon unquestionable proof; but my heart holds him guiltless; in the face of all the proofs, my heart acquits him!
From The Lost Lady of Lone by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte
From these data—the last being the main factor in the problem—the officer computes her unworthiness and adjudges a suitable penalty.
From The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1 by Bierce, Ambrose
However, the forward was denied a third goal in two games for his new side after a five-and-a-half-minute VAR check adjudged Erling Haaland to have interfered with play from an offside position.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026
Smith, already put down without scoring by Usman Khawaja at first slip, was adjudged to have gloved Brendon Doggett down the leg side after a lengthy review.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025
Four minutes later the Danes were down to 10 men when Rasmus Kristensen was harshly handed a second booking after being adjudged to have brought down John McGinn.
From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025
When Marufa Akter was adjudged lbw next ball, Athapaththu had conjured the unthinkable, defending nine with a single run conceded in the over.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
Failing that, they would be adjudged traitors, their lands and titles forfeit to the throne.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
After reviewing the incident on the pitchside monitor, referee Marco Di Bello revoked his decision after adjudging there had been a foul on Sepe just before.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2022
Neil Swarbrick pointed to the spot after adjudging the challenge to be in the box, with the Wales international dusting himself off to send Schwarzer the wrong way.
From The Guardian ● May 4, 2013
The hosts had appeals for a first-half penalty rejected, with the referee correctly adjudging Andrew Surman to have been fouled just outside the area.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2012
Dr. Badawi hopes that naysayers will attend the planned conferences, and read the new journal that he is helping to found, before adjudging that the scholarship disrespects the Koran.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2012
Methinks that in adjudging such a prize, thought should be had to these matters, and then wouldest thou be found outstripping us all.
From The Bravo by Cooper, James Fenimore
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