Judge

/d͡ʒʌd͡ʒ/ · noun

Meaning

A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice..

Definitions by Sense

1. A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.
2. A person who decides the fate of someone or something that has been called into question.
3. A person officiating at a sports event, a contest, or similar; referee.
4. A person who evaluates something or forms an opinion.
5. (historical, biblical) A shophet, a temporary leader appointed in times of crisis in ancient Israel.
6. (transitive) To sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on (a person or matter).
7. (intransitive) To sit in judgment, to act as judge.
8. (transitive) To judicially rule or determine.

Example Sentences

The parts of a judge in hearing are four: to direct the evidence; to moderate length, repetition, or impertinency of speech; to recapitulate, select, and collate the material points of that which hath been said; and to give the rule or sentence.

At a boxing match, the decision of the judges is final.

She is a good judge of wine.

They say he is a poor judge of character considering all the unreliable friends he has made.

A higher power will judge you after you are dead.

Justices in this country judge without appeal.

He was judged to die for his crimes.

I judge a man’s character by the cut of his suit.

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Word Forms

• judges
• judg
• iudge
• judging
• judged

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