Judges

[ juhj-iz ]

/ ˈdʒʌdʒ ɪz /

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noun (used with a singular verb)

a book of the Bible containing the history of Israel under the judges and covering the period between the death of Joshua and the accession to the throne by Saul. Abbreviation: Jud.

Definition for judges (2 of 2)

judge

[ juhj ]

/ dʒʌdʒ /

noun

a public officer authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law; a magistrate charged with the administration of justice.

a person appointed to decide in any competition, contest, or matter at issue; authorized arbiter: the judges of a beauty contest.

a person qualified to pass a critical judgment: a good judge of horses.

an administrative head of Israel in the period between the death of Joshua and the accession to the throne by Saul.

(especially in rural areas) a county official with supervisory duties, often employed part-time or on an honorary basis.

verb (used with object), judged, judg·ing.

to pass legal judgment on; pass sentence on (a person): The court judged him guilty.

to hear evidence or legal arguments in (a case) in order to pass judgment; adjudicate; try: The Supreme Court is judging that case.

to form a judgment or opinion of; decide upon critically: You can't judge a book by its cover.

to decide or settle authoritatively; adjudge: The censor judged the book obscene and forbade its sale.

to infer, think, or hold as an opinion; conclude about or assess: He judged her to be correct.

to make a careful guess about; estimate: We judged the distance to be about four miles.

(of the ancient Hebrew judges) to govern.

verb (used without object), judged, judg·ing.

to act as a judge; pass judgment: No one would judge between us.

to form an opinion or estimate: I have heard the evidence and will judge accordingly.

to make a mental judgment.

Origin of judge

1175–1225; (v.) Middle English jugen < Anglo-French juger, Old French jugier < Latin jūdicāre to judge, equivalent to jūdic- (stem of jūdex) a judge + -āre infinitive suffix; (noun) Middle English juge < Old French < Latin jūdicem, accusative of jūdex

SYNONYMS FOR judge

1 justice.

2 arbitrator. Judge, referee, umpire refer to one who is entrusted with decisions affecting others. Judge, in its legal and other uses, implies particularly that one has qualifications and authority for giving decisions in matters at issue: a judge appointed to the Supreme Court; a judge in the pie competition. A referee usually examines and reports on the merits of a case as an aid to a court. An umpire gives the final ruling when arbitrators of a case disagree.

3 connoisseur, critic.

10 determine, consider, regard.

13 adjudge, adjudicate.

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OTHER WORDS FROM judge

judge·a·ble, adjective judg·er, noun judge·less, adjective judge·like, adjective

judge·ship, noun judg·ing·ly, adverb re·judge, verb, re·judged, re·judg·ing. sub·judge, noun sub·judge·ship, noun un·der·judge, verb (used with object), un·der·judged, un·der·judg·ing. un·der·judge, noun un·judge·a·ble, adjective un·judged, adjective un·judge·like, adjective un·judg·ing, adjective well-judged, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH judge

judge justice (see synonym study at the current entry)

Example sentences from the Web for judges

The judges who handle arraignments at criminal court in all five boroughs have a small fraction of their usual caseloads.

Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown |Michael Daly |January 7, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
The judges noted that he told one of the officers he had “copped some lumber.”

The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise |Jason Berry |January 3, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
It demands only that judges “shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour.”

Justice Ginsburg Shouldn’t Quit Just Yet |Kevin Bleyer |December 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Judges, they wrote, “shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour.”

Justice Ginsburg Shouldn’t Quit Just Yet |Kevin Bleyer |December 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Then you have to get judges onto the bench who agree with you.

A Reminder: Our Justices are Politicians in Robes |Jedediah Purdy |November 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But who could help it, when there were an hundred judges on the bench?

The Jest Book |Mark Lemon
The Bœotians alleged that there was no law permitting women to act as judges; an equal number of men were therefore chosen.

The Geography of Strabo, Volume II (of 3) |Strabo
On the following morning, therefore, the judges were free to proceed to work.

The Queen Against Owen |Allen Upward
It looks at life as a man sees it from his death-bed, and judges it without bitterness and without vain regrets.

Amiel's Journal |Henri-Frdric Amiel
Accordingly the question was both put and the Judges' answer given publicly and in his presence.

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. XI. (of 12) |Edmund Burke

British Dictionary definitions for judges (1 of 2)

Judges

/ (ˈdʒʌdʒɪz) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the book of the Old Testament recounting the history of Israel under the warrior champions and national leaders known as judges from the death of Joshua to the birth of Samuel

British Dictionary definitions for judges (2 of 2)

judge

/ (dʒʌdʒ) /

noun

a public official with authority to hear cases in a court of law and pronounce judgment upon them Compare magistrate (def. 1), justice (def. 5), justice (def. 6) Related adjective: judicial

a person who is appointed to determine the result of contests or competitions

a person qualified to comment critically a good judge of antiques

a leader of the peoples of Israel from Joshua's death to the accession of Saul

verb

to hear and decide upon (a case at law)

(tr) to pass judgment on; sentence

(when tr, may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to decide or deem (something) after inquiry or deliberation

to determine the result of (a contest or competition)

to appraise (something) critically

(tr; takes a clause as object) to believe (something) to be the case; suspect

Derived forms of judge

judgeable, adjective judgeless, adjective judgelike, adjective judger, noun

judgingly, adverb

Word Origin for judge

C14: from Old French jugier, from Latin jūdicāre to pass judgment, from jūdex a judge

Idioms and Phrases with judges

judge

In addition to the idiom beginning with judge

judge a book by its cover, one can't

also see:

sober as a judge

Also seejudgment.

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Judges

noun (used with a singular verb)

Definition for judges (2 of 2)

noun

verb (used with object), judged, judg·ing.

verb (used without object), judged, judg·ing.

Origin of judge

SYNONYMS FOR judge

OTHER WORDS FROM judge

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Example sentences from the Web for judges

British Dictionary definitions for judges (1 of 2)

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British Dictionary definitions for judges (2 of 2)

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Derived forms of judge

Word Origin for judge

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Judges

noun (used with a singular verb)

Definition for judges (2 of 2)

noun

verb (used with object), judged, judg·ing.

verb (used without object), judged, judg·ing.

Origin of judge

SYNONYMS FOR judge

OTHER WORDS FROM judge

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH judge

Words related to judges

Example sentences from the Web for judges

British Dictionary definitions for judges (1 of 2)

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British Dictionary definitions for judges (2 of 2)

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Derived forms of judge

Word Origin for judge

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