judge
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2.7
- noun
- /dʒʌdʒ/
- This is Judge Bannerman of the appellate court.
- judge's ruling
- lawyers and judges
- a federal judge
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- So then they get in front of this Judge Coker.
- Your Honor, it's about this judge and his son, right?
- Unlike other countries, we don't have judge school, don't have a judge BA.
- But today in court, the judge ordered him to reveal the name.
- And this is so important because the judge called the firings A sham.
- A couple of weeks later, the probate court judge told Sally.
- It's about it's not being the judge and the jury for the client.
- And it sucks when the judge grants summary judgment against you.
- That's a federal judge saying, hey, RNC, you lied.
- So we're waiting on the judge and it's high.
- It was Friday, the judge, OK, Monday and Tuesday.
Examples
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We are two minutes away from the judge's decision.
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A couple of weeks later, the probate court judge told Sally.
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Your Honor, it's about this judge and his son, right?
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But today in court, the judge ordered him to reveal the name.
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When you answer questions, look the judges in the eye.
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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.
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It's the judge's decision.
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The safeguards revolved around helping the judge determine a contemnor's ability to pay child support.
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The judge listened carefully to both sides before making a ruling.
Synonyms
593
5.3
A judge on a high court such as a supreme court
101
6.3
The top judge who leads a country's highest court
64
7.2
A local official who hears small legal cases and decides on minor crimes or disputes
16
5.1
A person who leads a court trial and decides about the law and evidence
2
8.7
A person like a judge or jury who decides what happened in a legal case
1
9.0
A lawyer who acts as a part-time judge in some UK towns
1
9.9
A judge or court with power to hear and decide criminal cases
Idioms
- Informal
9
4.4
Decide something about a person or thing by how they look
- Informal
1
8.7
Make an excuse that nobody believes and only a judge cares about
Compounds
- Specialized
11
7.4
An officer in the military who gives legal advice and handles law for soldiers
- Specialized
8
9.1
A senior military lawyer who gives legal advice to a branch of the armed forces
- Literature
6
7.5
A judge who decides cases based on personal beliefs to promote social change
- 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 watches passes and calls penalties near the far sideline
- US
1
7.9
An official in American football who watches plays and passes downfield on one sideline
- Slur
1
8.7
A person who judges contests very strictly and unfairly, used as a joke
- Jargon
1
5.5
An official in American football who stands deep behind defenders to watch the play and enforce rules
How Senior
Surface Forms
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.