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to adjudge

to adjudge

2 8.1
Officially decide something, often in a court
  • verb
  • /əˈdʒʌdʒ/
  • Formal
translation icon : declarar
  • If the claims cannot be replicated, the claim is adjudged to be false.

Examples

  • The court adjudged the defendant to be mentally incompetent to stand trial.

  • Under this approach, the "better" parent might be adjudged to be the one with the "better" genes.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The commission has adjudged you insane.

    Bedlam (1946)

  • Most of you seem to be hung up on what man has adjudged to be right and wrong.

    Blog text (12)

  • But you did do this evil, and your fellows have adjudged you guilty; they have determined that you shall die.

    Blog text (11)

  • Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, has been adjudged guilty by 35 senators.

    Tennessee Johnson (1942)

  • When history has been written about CDS, it is likely that they will be adjudged to have minimized this financial crisis.

    Blog text (31)

  • Problem children and children adjudged as delinquent often come from single-parent homes with the father absent.

    Academic text (1992)

  • We are responsible, as academics, for conserving what has been adjudged sound knowledge, along with the criteria that guided but did not determine such judgments.

    Academic text (2006)

  • In more general terms, he proposed a single moral criterion for every instance of genetic manipulation: that it must be adjudged according to whether it is appropriate to or contrary to the nature of man.

    Academic text (2003)

Synonyms

to find
vsto adjudge
  • Jargon
∞ 6.5

To decide whether someone is guilty or not guilty

covers official court decisions more generally, not only verdict announcements
to declare
vsto adjudge
  • Formal
950 3.7

To officially tell other people or officials about something

is used for making formal legal decisions rather than general announcements
to rule
vsto adjudge
  • Formal
525 3.7

To make an official decision, often in a court

is the same type of official decision but used especially in courts
to determine
vsto adjudge
  • Formal
485 3.2

To officially decide a dispute or question

leans more toward court declaration rather than simply settling technical facts
to hold
vsto adjudge
  • Formal
310 6.7

To decide something in a court case

is similar but focuses on declaring the decision itself in court
to judge
vsto adjudge
117 2.3

To decide the winner in a contest or event

applies to formal legal decision making rather than to contest decisions
to decree
vsto adjudge
  • Formal
37 5.3

To order something officially by a government or official

is more about legally deciding a case rather than issuing orders
to adjudicate
vsto adjudge
  • Formal
17 7.8

To make an official decision about a disagreement, often in court or a contest

is used more often for court decisions rather than competitions

How Official

to rule
  • Formal
525 3.7
to declare
  • Formal
950 3.7
to adjudge
  • Formal
2 8.1
to decide
∞ 1.0
to suggest
∞ 1.6

Surface Forms

adjudge infinitive
adjudging present participle
adjudges third person singular
adjudged past
adjudged past participle

Morphology

adjudge = judge (transparent) = ad + judge

The verb is formed by the prefix 'ad-' attached to 'judge' and keeps the core meaning 'to judge/decide', so learners familiar with 'judge' can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Adjudge comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and judicare 'to judge', and it shares the same root as the common word judge. That's why adjudge means to officially decide or declare something, especially in a court.