to judge
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4.2
- verb
- /dʒʌdʒ/
:
juzgar
- When practices are perceived as more efficient, they are judged to be more worthwhile and, therefore, more sustainable.
- judge a case
- judge someone guilty
- judge in court
Examples
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The judge will judge the case based on the evidence presented in court.
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The purpose of this article is not to judge this new regime, but to announce and explain its arrival.
Academic text (2017) -
I judge military matters here, not you.
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Moreover, it is the part of the bishop to judge the gravity.
Academic text (2008) -
And when David went off that level, I had to judge whether it was affecting the performance of the team, and also the control of the team.
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During the trial, the jury will judge the defendant's actions fairly.
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As the presiding officer, the judge will judge the legal arguments made by both sides.
Synonyms
∞
7.5
To examine and decide a case in a court
∞
6.5
To decide whether someone is guilty or not guilty
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7.8
To make an official decision about a disagreement, often in court or a contest
2
8.1
Officially decide something, often in a court
Idioms
- Informal
9
4.4
Decide something about a person or thing by how they look
- Informal
Make an excuse that nobody believes and only a judge cares about
Compounds
- Literature
4
7.5
A judge who decides cases based on personal beliefs to promote social change
- Specialized
4
7.4
An officer in the military who gives legal advice and handles law for soldiers
- Specialized
1
9.1
A senior military lawyer who gives legal advice to a branch of the armed forces
- US
1
4.8
An official who helps the referee by watching the sideline and keeping the game time
- Jargon
1
5.5
An official in American football who stands deep behind defenders to watch the play and enforce rules
- US
1
7.9
An official in American football who watches plays and passes downfield on one sideline
- Jargon
An official in American football who watches passes and calls penalties near the far sideline
Surface Forms
Etymology
Judge comes from the old Latin word iudex, from ius 'law' and dicere 'to say'. So to judge a case is to 'say' the official decision after hearing the facts, which is why the verb means to make legal decisions.