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judge

Pronunciation: /d͡ʒʌd͡ʒ/

The English word “judge” has 17 meanings listed here.

noun

  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. A shophet, a temporary leader appointed in times of crisis in ancient Israel.

verb

  1. To sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on (a person or matter).
  2. To sit in judgment, to act as judge.
  3. To judicially rule or determine.
  4. To sentence to punishment, to judicially condemn.
  5. To award judicially; to adjudge.
  6. To form an opinion on; to appraise.
  7. To constitute a fitting appraisal or criterion of; to provide a basis for forming an opinion on.
  8. To arbitrate; to pass opinion on something, especially to settle a dispute etc.
  9. To have as an opinion; to consider, suppose.
  10. To form an opinion; to infer.
  11. To criticize or label another person or thing; to be judgmental toward.
  12. To govern as biblical judge or shophet (over some jurisdiction).

Etymology

From Middle English juge, jugge, from Old French juge, from Latin iūdex. Displaced native Middle English deme (from Old English dēma (“judge”)) and demere (from Old English dēmere (“judge”)), see also deemer, deemster.

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