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judge

judge

2.7
An official who hears and decides cases in court
  • noun
  • /dʒʌdʒ/
translation icon : juez
  • This is Judge Bannerman of the appellate court.
  • judge's ruling
  • lawyers and judges
  • a federal judge

So then they get in front of this Judge Coker.

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Examples

  • We are two minutes away from the judge's decision.

  • A couple of weeks later, the probate court judge told Sally.

  • Your Honor, it's about this judge and his son, right?

  • But today in court, the judge ordered him to reveal the name.

  • When you answer questions, look the judges in the eye.

  • On that morning, one or two family court judges are assigned to hear show cause cases.

    Academic text (2017)
  • At the time, Judge Cyr was a United States Bankruptcy Judge from the District of Maine.

    Academic text (2017)
  • It's the judge's decision.

  • The safeguards revolved around helping the judge determine a contemnor's ability to pay child support.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The judge listened carefully to both sides before making a ruling.

Synonyms

justice
vsjudge
  • Formal
298 5.3

A judge on a high court such as a supreme court

is a public official who decides cases in courts of any level
magistrate
vsjudge
63 7.2

A local official who hears small legal cases and decides on minor crimes or disputes

has broader authority to hear and decide cases including serious matters
chief justice
vsjudge
35 6.3

The top judge who leads a country's highest court

is a public official who hears and decides cases at any court level
trial judge
vsjudge
  • Formal
13 5.1

A person who leads a court trial and decides about the law and evidence

has authority to hear and decide cases beyond just trial proceedings
recorder
vsjudge
  • UK
7 9.0

A lawyer who acts as a part-time judge in some UK towns

has full public authority to hear and decide cases across courts
trier
vsjudge
  • Formal
3 8.7

A person like a judge or jury who decides what happened in a legal case

is a public official with authority to hear and decide cases
terminer
vsjudge
  • Archaic
9.9

A judge or court with power to hear and decide criminal cases

is a public official who hears and decides cases in any area

Idioms

Decide something about a person or thing by how they look

Make an excuse that nobody believes and only a judge cares about

Compounds

trial judge
  • Formal
13 5.1

A person who leads a court trial and decides about the law and evidence

activist judge
  • Literature
4 7.5

A judge who decides cases based on personal beliefs to promote social change

judge advocate
  • Specialized
4 7.4

An officer in the military who gives legal advice and handles law for soldiers

1 9.1

A senior military lawyer who gives legal advice to a branch of the armed forces

1 4.8

An official who helps the referee by watching the sideline and keeping the game time

back judge
  • Jargon
1 5.5

An official in American football who stands deep behind defenders to watch the play and enforce rules

1 7.9

An official in American football who watches plays and passes downfield on one sideline

A person who judges contests very strictly and unfairly, used as a joke

field judge
  • Jargon
5.5

An official in American football who watches passes and calls penalties near the far sideline

7.9

Rules judges make when they decide cases

How Senior

chief justice
35 6.3
judge
2.7
magistrate
63 7.2

Surface Forms

judge singular
judges plural

Etymology

Judge comes from the old Latin word iudex, which is made from ius 'law' and dicere 'to say'. So a judge in court is someone who listens, decides, and then 'speaks' the official law decision, which is why the word means a legal official.