judge (Meaning)
judge (n)
a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality
judge (v)
determine the result of (a competition)
form a critical opinion of
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
pronounce judgment on
put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
judge (v. i.)
A public officer who is invested with authority to hear and determine litigated causes, and to administer justice between parties in courts held for that purpose.
One who has skill, knowledge, or experience, sufficient to decide on the merits of a question, or on the quality or value of anything; one who discerns properties or relations with skill and readiness; a connoisseur; an expert; a critic.
A person appointed to decide in a/trial of skill, speed, etc., between two or more parties; an umpire; as, a judge in a horse race.
One of supreme magistrates, with both civil and military powers, who governed Israel for more than four hundred years.
The title of the seventh book of the Old Testament; the Book of Judges.
judge (a.)
To hear and determine, as in causes on trial; to decide as a judge; to give judgment; to pass sentence.
To assume the right to pass judgment on another; to sit in judgment or commendation; to criticise or pass adverse judgment upon others. See Judge, v. t., 3.
judge (v. t.)
To compare facts or ideas, and perceive their relations and attributes, and thus distinguish truth from falsehood; to determine; to discern; to distinguish; to form an opinion about.
To hear and determine by authority, as a case before a court, or a controversy between two parties.
To examine and pass sentence on; to try; to doom.
To arrogate judicial authority over; to sit in judgment upon; to be censorious toward.
To determine upon or deliberation; to esteem; to think; to reckon.
To exercise the functions of a magistrate over; to govern.
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judge Sentence Examples
- The judge presided over the trial with unwavering impartiality.
- The jury's guilty verdict was based on the judge's thorough instructions.
- The judge sentenced the defendant to a life sentence without parole.
- The Supreme Court judge dissented from the majority opinion.
- The judge ruled in favor of the plaintiff, awarding them a hefty sum.
- The judge listened attentively to both sides of the case before making a judgment.
- The judge's reputation for fairness and objectivity was well-known.
- The judge dismissed the frivolous lawsuit with prejudice.
- The judge instructed the jury on the legal principles applicable to the case.
- The judge's decision was met with both praise and criticism.
FAQs About the word judge
a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice, an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality, determine the result
referee, umpire, jurist, adjudicator, arbitrator, negotiator, arbiter,magistrate, moderator, conciliator
equivocate, skirt, equivocate,hedge, skirt, hedge,pussyfoot, pussyfoot,
The judge presided over the trial with unwavering impartiality.
The jury's guilty verdict was based on the judge's thorough instructions.
The judge sentenced the defendant to a life sentence without parole.
The Supreme Court judge dissented from the majority opinion.
