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Meaning
Noun
●
A public
official
whose
duty
it is to
administer
the law, especially by
presiding
over
trials
and
rendering
judgments
; a justice.
●
A person who
decides
the
fate
of someone
or something
that has been called into question.
●
A person
officiating
at a
sports
event
, a
contest
, or similar.
●
A person who
evaluates
something or
forms
an opinion.
●
In Bible:
A
shophet
, a
temporary
leader
appointed
in
times
of
crisis
in
ancient
Israel.
Verb
●
To
sit in
judgment
on; to
pass sentence
on (a person or matter).
●
To
sit in
judgment
, to
act
as judge.
●
To
judicially
rule
or determine.
●
To
sentence
to
punishment
, to
judicially
condemn.
●
To
award
judicially
; to adjudge.
●
To form an
opinion
on; to appraise.
●
To
constitute
a
fitting
appraisal
or
criterion
of; to provide a
basis
for
forming
an
opinion
on.
●
To
arbitrate
; to
pass
opinion
on something, especially to
settle
a
dispute
etc.
●
To have as an
opinion
; to
consider
, suppose.
●
To form an
opinion
; to infer.
●
To
criticize
or
label
another person or
thing
; to be
judgmental
toward.
●
To
govern
as
biblical
judge
or
shophet
(over some jurisdiction).
Name
●
A
surname
originating
as an occupation.
●
epithet of God or Jesus in his role as
supreme
arbiter
●
An
unincorporated
community
in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States,
named
after Edward Judge.
●
An
unincorporated
community
in Osage County, Missouri, United States,
named
for a local
judge
who
owned
the
town
site.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
judge
English
juge
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Magistrate
Justice
Justiciar
Justiciary
Justicer
Sheriff
Bailiff
Reeve
Doomsman
Deemer
Deemster
Judg
Iudge
Classify
Deem
Chief Justice
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Related
Jury
Court
Evaluate
Arbitrator
Prosecutor
Lawyer
Criticise
Assess
Indict
Attorney
Defendant
Define
Perceive
Decide
Recognize
Determine
Witness
Judiciary
View
Scrutinize
Tribunal
Consider
Mock
Prosecute
Observe
Interpret
Tell
Trust
Identify
Recognise
Discern
Measure
Understand
Distinguish
Accused
Dismiss
Criticize
Acknowledge
Gauge
Doctor
Describe
President
Solicitor
Chastise
Plaintiff
Appraise
Officer
Adjudicate
Referee
Question
Examine
Analyze
Pass Judgment
Chief Justice
Supreme Court
Grand Jury
High Court
Police Officer
Court Of Appeal
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Rhymes
Hudge
Judge
Judge
Nudge
Mudge
Fudge
Pudge
Trudge
Kludge
Grudge
Smudge
Sludge
Drudge
Adjudge
Prejudge
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