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judge
(jŭj)v. judged, judg·ing, judg·es
v.tr.
1. To form an opinion or estimation of after careful consideration: judge heights; judging character.
2.
a. Law To hear and decide on in a court of law: judge a case.
b. To pass sentence on; condemn.
c. To act as one appointed to decide the winners of: judge an essay contest.
3. To determine or declare after consideration or deliberation: Most people judged him negligent in performing his duties as a parent.
4. Informal To have as an opinion or assumption; suppose: I judge you're right.
5. Bible To govern; rule. Used of an ancient Israelite leader.
v.intr.
1. To form an opinion or evaluation.
2. To act or decide as a judge.
n.
1. One who judges, especially:
a. One who makes estimates as to worth, quality, or fitness: a good judge of used cars; a poor judge of character.
b. Law A public official who hears and decides cases brought in court.
c. Law A public official who hears and decides cases or matters in a forum other than a court, such as an administrative proceeding.
d. One appointed to decide the winners of a contest or competition.
2. Bible
a. A leader of the Israelites during a period of about 400 years between the death of Joshua and the accession of Saul.
b. Judges(used with a sing. verb) See Table at Bible.
[Middle English jugen, from Anglo-Norman juger, from Latin iūdicāre, from iūdex, iūdic-, judge; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]
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judge
(dʒʌdʒ)n
1. (Professions) a public official with authority to hear cases in a court of law and pronounce judgment upon them. Compare magistrate1, justice5, justice6
2. a person who is appointed to determine the result of contests or competitions
3. a person qualified to comment critically: a good judge of antiques.
4. (Bible) a leader of the peoples of Israel from Joshua's death to the accession of Saul
vb
5. (Law) to hear and decide upon (a case at law)
6. (Law) (tr) to pass judgment on; sentence
7. (when tr, may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to decide or deem (something) after inquiry or deliberation
8. to determine the result of (a contest or competition)
9. to appraise (something) critically
10. (tr; takes a clause as object) to believe (something) to be the case; suspect
[C14: from Old French jugier, from Latin jūdicāre to pass judgment, from jūdex a judge]
ˈjudgeable adj
ˈjudgeless adj
ˈjudgeˌlike adj
ˈjudger n
ˈjudgingly adv
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judge
(dʒʌdʒ)n., v. judged, judg•ing. n.
1. a public officer authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law.
2. a person appointed to decide in a contest or matter at issue.
3. a person qualified to pass critical judgment: a good judge of horses.
4. an administrative head of Israel in the period between the death of Joshua and the accession to the throne by Saul.
v.t. 5. to pass legal judgment on: The court judged him not guilty.
6. to hear evidence or legal arguments in (a case) in order to pass judgment; try.
7. to form a judgment or opinion of: to judge a book by its cover.
8. to decide or settle authoritatively: The censor judged the book obscene.
9. to infer, think, or hold as an opinion.
10. to make a careful guess about; estimate: I judged the distance to be about two miles.
11. to act as a judge in (a contest or competition).
12. (of the ancient Hebrew judges) to govern.
v.i. 13. to act as a judge; pass judgment.
14. to form an opinion or estimate.
[1175–1225; (n.) Middle English juge < Old French < Latin jūdicem, acc. of jūdex=jūs law, right + -dex (see index); (v.) Middle English jugen < Old French jugier < Latin jūdicāre, derivative of jūdex]
judg′er, n.
judge′ship, n.
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judge
- affidavit, deponent - An affidavit (literally, "he has stated on oath") is taken by a judge, while the deponent swears, makes, or takes an affidavit.
- arbiter - Latin for "judge, supreme ruler."
- arbitrate - Can mean "give an authoritative decision" (from Latin arbiter, "judge").
- judge - From Latin jus, "law," and dicere, "to say."
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judge
Past participle: judged
Gerund: judging
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| Noun | 1. |  judge - a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justiceadjudicator - a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes alcalde - a mayor or chief magistrate of a Spanish town chief justice - the judge who presides over a supreme court Daniel - a wise and upright judge; "a Daniel come to judgment" -- Shakespeare doge - formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa justiciar, justiciary - formerly a high judicial officer magistrate - a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses) functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office ordinary - a judge of a probate court qadi - an Islamic judge recorder - a barrister or solicitor who serves as part-time judge in towns or boroughs trial judge - a judge in a trial court trier - one (as a judge) who examines and settles a case |
| 2. | judge - an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality arbitrator, umpire, arbiter - someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue; "the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature"; "the arbitrator's authority derived from the consent of the disputants"; "an umpire was appointed to settle the tax case" authority - an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law" critic - anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something | |
| Verb | 1. | judge - determine the result of (a competition) resolve, settle, adjudicate, decide - bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance" |
| 2. | judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" grade, rate, rank, place, range, order - assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" stand - have or maintain a position or stand on an issue; "Where do you stand on the War?" approve - judge to be right or commendable; think well of disapprove - consider bad or wrong choose - see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam" prejudge - judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence appraise, assess, evaluate, valuate, value, measure - evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk" reappraise - appraise anew; "Homes in our town are reappraised every five years and taxes are increased accordingly" reject - refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper" accept - consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument" think, believe, conceive, consider - judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior" anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" ascribe, attribute, impute, assign - attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats" attribute, assign - decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class" disapprove, reject - deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods" adjudge, declare, hold - declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent" critique, review - appraise critically; "She reviews books for the New York Times"; "Please critique this performance" fail - judge unacceptable; "The teacher failed six students" pass - accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the student although he was weak" | |
| 3. |  judge - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"compute, calculate, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out - make a mathematical calculation or computation quantise, quantize - approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values misgauge - gauge something incorrectly or improperly give - estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success" lowball, underestimate - make a deliberately low estimate; "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed" assess - estimate the value of (property) for taxation; "Our house hasn't been assessed in years" make - calculate as being; "I make the height about 100 feet" truncate - approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one; "truncate a series" guesstimate - estimate based on a calculation | |
| 4. | judge - pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here" adjudge, declare, hold - declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent" acquit, assoil, exculpate, exonerate, discharge, clear - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" convict - find or declare guilty; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced" tout - advertize in strongly positive terms; "This product was touted as a revolutionary invention" qualify - pronounce fit or able; "She was qualified to run the marathon"; "They nurses were qualified to administer the injections" disqualify - declare unfit; "She was disqualified for the Olympics because she was a professional athlete" | |
| 5. |  judge - put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"decide, make up one's mind, determine - reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" court-martial - subject to trial by court-martial |
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judge
noun
1. magistrate, justice, beak (Brit. slang), His, Her or Your Honour The judge adjourned the hearing until next Tuesday.
2. referee, expert, specialist, umpire, mediator, examiner, connoisseur, assessor, arbiter, appraiser, arbitrator, moderator, adjudicator, evaluator, authority A panel of judges is now selecting the finalists.
verb
1. adjudicate, referee, umpire, mediate, officiate, adjudge, arbitrate Entries will be judged in two age categories.
2. evaluate, rate, consider, appreciate, view, class, value, review, rank, examine, esteem, criticize, ascertain, surmise It will take a few more years to judge the impact of these ideas.
Related words
adjective judicial
adjective judicial
Quotations
"A judge is not supposed to know anything about the facts of life until they have been presented in evidence and explained to him at least three times" [Lord Parker]
"Forbear to judge, for we are sinners all" [William Shakespeare Henry VI, part II]
"Judge not, that ye be not judged" Bible: St. Matthew
"A judge is not supposed to know anything about the facts of life until they have been presented in evidence and explained to him at least three times" [Lord Parker]
"Forbear to judge, for we are sinners all" [William Shakespeare Henry VI, part II]
"Judge not, that ye be not judged" Bible: St. Matthew
Proverbs
"No one should be judge in his own cause"
"No one should be judge in his own cause"
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
judge
verb1. To arrive at (a conclusion) from evidence or reasoning:
2. To make a judgment as to the worth or value of:
Idiom: take the measure of.
3. To make a decision about (a controversy or dispute, for example) after deliberation, as in a court of law:
1. A person who evaluates and reports on the worth of something:
2. A public official who decides cases brought before a court of law in order to administer justice:
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Translations
soudcesouditposuzovatznalecrozhodčí
dømmedommerafgørebedømme
tuomarituomitaasiantuntijatuntija
sudacsuditiosuditipresuditi
bíráskodikbíródöntelbírálítél
dæmadæma, gagnrÿnadæma, metadæma, úrskurîadómari
審査する裁判官
재판관판정하다
iudex
nuovokasprendžiant išteisėjautiteisti
arbitrsekspertslietpratējspazinējsspriest
ocenjevatipresoditisodnik
osuditipresuditisudijasuditiсудија
bedömadomare
ตัดสินผู้พิพากษา
phán xétthẩm phán
judge
[dʒʌdʒ]A. N
1. (Jur) → juez mf, juez(a) m/f
(the Book of) Judges → el Libro de los Jueces
judge of appeal → juez mf de alzadas, juez mf de apelaciones
the judge's rules (Brit) → los derechos del detenido
(the Book of) Judges → el Libro de los Jueces
judge of appeal → juez mf de alzadas, juez mf de apelaciones
the judge's rules (Brit) → los derechos del detenido
3. (= knowledgeable person) → conocedor(a) m/f (of de) → entendido/a m/f (of en) (= expert) → perito/a m/f (of en) he's a fine judge of horses → es un excelente conocedor de or entendido en caballos
to be a good/bad judge of character → ser buen/mal psicólogo, tener/no tener psicología para conocer a la gente
I'm no judge of wines → no entiendo de vinos
I'll be the judge of that → yo decidiré eso, lo juzgaré yo mismo
to be a good/bad judge of character → ser buen/mal psicólogo, tener/no tener psicología para conocer a la gente
I'm no judge of wines → no entiendo de vinos
I'll be the judge of that → yo decidiré eso, lo juzgaré yo mismo
B. VT
1. [+ person, case, contest] → juzgar; [+ matter] → decidir, resolver
who can judge this question? → ¿quién puede resolver esta cuestión?
he judged the moment well → escogió el momento oportuno, atinó
who can judge this question? → ¿quién puede resolver esta cuestión?
he judged the moment well → escogió el momento oportuno, atinó
2. (Sport) → arbitrar
3. (= estimate) [+ weight, size, distance] → calcular
we judged the distance right/wrong → calculamos bien/mal la distancia
we judged the distance right/wrong → calculamos bien/mal la distancia
4. (= consider) → considerar
I judge him a fool → considero que es tonto
I judged it to be right → lo consideré acertado, me pareció correcto
they thought that they were going to win easily, but they judged wrong → creían que iban a ganar con facilidad, pero erraron en el juicio
she suspected that his intentions were dishonest, and she judged right → dudaba que sus intenciones fueran honestas, y acertó en el juicio
as far as can be judged → a mi modo de ver, según mi juicio
you can't judge a book by its cover → no hay que fiarse de las apariencias, las apariencias engañan
I judge him a fool → considero que es tonto
I judged it to be right → lo consideré acertado, me pareció correcto
they thought that they were going to win easily, but they judged wrong → creían que iban a ganar con facilidad, pero erraron en el juicio
she suspected that his intentions were dishonest, and she judged right → dudaba que sus intenciones fueran honestas, y acertó en el juicio
as far as can be judged → a mi modo de ver, según mi juicio
you can't judge a book by its cover → no hay que fiarse de las apariencias, las apariencias engañan
C. VI (= act as judge) → juzgar, ser juez
judging from or to judge by his expression → a juzgar por su expresión
to judge for o.s → juzgar por sí mismo
to judge of → juzgar de, opinar sobre
who am I to judge? → ¿es que yo soy capaz de juzgar?
as far as I can judge → por lo que puedo entender, a mi entender
only an expert can judge → sólo lo puede decidir un experto
judging from or to judge by his expression → a juzgar por su expresión
to judge for o.s → juzgar por sí mismo
to judge of → juzgar de, opinar sobre
who am I to judge? → ¿es que yo soy capaz de juzgar?
as far as I can judge → por lo que puedo entender, a mi entender
only an expert can judge → sólo lo puede decidir un experto
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judge
[ˈdʒʌdʒ] n
vt
(= evaluate) [+ impact, importance, value] → juger
I don't mind being judged on my performance → Cela ne me dérange pas d'être jugé sur ma performance.
I don't mind being judged on my performance → Cela ne me dérange pas d'être jugé sur ma performance.
(= decide) → juger
How will they judge which is the most reliable? → Comment vont-ils juger lequel est le plus fiable?
How will they judge which is the most reliable? → Comment vont-ils juger lequel est le plus fiable?
(= consider) → estimer, juger
to judge sth a failure → juger qch comme un échec
to judge sth ..., to judge sth to be ... (+ adj) [dangerous, satisfactory, unwise] → juger qch ...
to judge sth necessary, to judge sth to be necessary → juger qch nécessaire
to judge sth the best → estimer qch comme étant le meilleur(la)(e)
to judge (that) ... → juger que ...
to judge sth a failure → juger qch comme un échec
to judge sth ..., to judge sth to be ... (+ adj) [dangerous, satisfactory, unwise] → juger qch ...
to judge sth necessary, to judge sth to be necessary → juger qch nécessaire
to judge sth the best → estimer qch comme étant le meilleur(la)(e)
to judge (that) ... → juger que ...
[+ competition, entrant] → juger
vi (= tell) → juger
as far as I can judge, so far as I can judge → autant que je puisse en juger
as far as I can judge, so far as I can judge → autant que je puisse en juger
judge by
vt fus (= use as criterion) to judge by his expression, judging by his expression → à en juger par son expressionjudge from
vt fus (= use as criterion) judging from his reaction → à en juger par sa réactionjudge advocate n (MILITARY) → magistrat m militaireCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
judge
n
(Jur) → Richter(in) m(f); (of competition) → Preisrichter(in) m(f); (Sport) → Punktrichter(in) m(f), → Kampfrichter(in) m(f)
(fig) → Kenner(in) m(f); he’s a good/bad judge of character → er ist ein guter/schlechter Menschenkenner; to be a good judge of wine → ein(e) Weinkenner(in) sein; I’ll be the judge of that → das müssen Sie mich schon selbst beurteilen lassen
(Bibl) (the Book of) Judges → (das Buch der) Richter
vt
competition → beurteilen, bewerten; (Sport) → Punktrichter or Kampfrichter sein bei
(fig: = pass judgement on) → ein Urteil fällen über (+acc); you shouldn’t judge people by appearances → Sie sollten Menschen nicht nach ihrem Äußeren beurteilen; don’t judge a book by its cover (prov) → man sollte nicht nach dem ersten Eindruck urteilen
(= consider, assess, deem) → halten für, erachten für (geh); this was judged to be the best way → dies wurde für die beste Methode gehalten or erachtet (geh); you can judge for yourself which is better → Sie können selbst beurteilen, was besser ist; you can judge for yourself how upset I was → Sie können sich (dat) → denken, wie bestürzt ich war; I can’t judge whether he was right or wrong → ich kann nicht beurteilen, ob er recht oder unrecht hatte; I judged from his manner that he was guilty → ich schloss aus seinem Verhalten, dass er schuldig war; how would you judge him? → wie würden Sie ihn beurteilen or einschätzen?
(= estimate) speed, width, distance etc → einschätzen; he judged the moment well → er hat den richtigen Augenblick abgepasst
vi
(Jur) → Richter sein; (God) → richten; (at competition) → Preisrichter sein; (Sport) → Kampfrichter or Punktrichter sein
(fig) (= pass judgement) → ein Urteil fällen; (= form an opinion) → (be)urteilen; who am I to judge? → ich kann mir dazu kein Urteil erlauben; as or so far as one can judge → soweit man (es) beurteilen kann; judging by or from something → nach etw zu urteilen; judging by appearances → dem Aussehen nach; to judge by appearances → nach dem Äußeren urteilen; (you can) judge for yourself → beurteilen Sie das selbst; he let me judge for myself → er überließ es meinem Urteil
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
judge
[dʒʌdʒ]1. n → giudice m
to be a good/bad judge of sth → sapere/non sapere giudicare qc
I'm no judge of wines → non sono un intenditore di vini
he's no judge of character → non sa giudicare le persone
to be a good/bad judge of sth → sapere/non sapere giudicare qc
I'm no judge of wines → non sono un intenditore di vini
he's no judge of character → non sa giudicare le persone
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
judge
(dʒadʒ) verb1. to hear and try (cases) in a court of law. Who will be judging this murder case?
2. to decide which is the best in a competition etc. Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?
3. to consider and form an idea of; to estimate. You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.
4. to criticize for doing wrong. We have no right to judge him – we might have done the same thing ourselves.
noun1. a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court. The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.
2. a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc. The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.
3. a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is. He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.
ˈjudg(e)ment noun1. the decision of a judge in a court of law. It looked as if he might be acquitted but the judgement went against him.
2. the act of judging or estimating. Faulty judgement in overtaking is a common cause of traffic accidents.
3. the ability to make right or sensible decisions. You showed good judgement in choosing this method.
4. (an) opinion. In my judgement, he is a very good actor.
judging from / to judge from if one can use (something) as an indication. Judging from the sky, there'll be a storm soon.
pass judgement (on) to criticize or condemn. Do not pass judgement (on others) unless you are perfect yourself.
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judge
→ قاضٍ, يَقْضِي posoudit, soudce dømme, dommer beurteilen, Richter δικαστής, κρίνω juez, juzgar tuomari, tuomita arbitrer, juge sudac, suditi giudicare, giudice 審査する, 裁判官 재판관, 판정하다 beoordelen, rechter dømme, dommer osądzić, sędzia juiz, julgar судить, судья bedöma, domare ตัดสิน, ผู้พิพากษา yargıç, yargılamak phán xét, thẩm phán 判断, 法官Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009