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judge  (jj)

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; try: judge a case.

b. Obsolete 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.

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. Abbr. J. Law A public official who hears and decides cases brought before a court of law.

c. Law A bankruptcy referee.

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) Abbr. Judg. or Jgs or Jg See Table at Bible.

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[Middle English jugen, from Anglo-Norman juger, from Latin idicre, from idex, idic-, judge; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: judge, arbitrator, arbiter, referee, umpire
These nouns denote persons who make decisions that determine or settle points at issue. A judge is one capable of making rational, dispassionate, and wise decisions: In this case, the jury members are the judges of the truth.
An arbitrator is either appointed or derives authority from the consent of the disputants: An experienced arbitrator mediated the contract dispute.
An arbiter is one whose opinion or judgment is recognized as being unassailable or binding: The critic considered himself an arbiter of fine literature.
A referee is an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case: The referee handled many bankruptcy cases each month.
An umpire is a person appointed to settle an issue that arbitrators are unable to resolve: The umpire studied complex tax cases.
In sports referee and umpire refer to officials who enforce the rules and settle points at issue.

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judge

Noun

1. a public official with authority to hear cases and pass sentences in a court of law

2. a person appointed to determine the result of a competition

3. a person whose opinion on a particular subject is usually reliable: a fine judge of men

Verb

[judging, judged]

1. to determine the result of (a competition)

2. to appraise critically: she hopes people judge her on her work rather than her appearance

3. to decide (something) after inquiry: we use a means test to judge the most needy cases

4. to believe or consider: doctors judged that the benefits of such treatment outweighed the risk [Latin judex]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	judge - a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice jurist, justice adjudicator - 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 praetor, pretor - an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic 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 evaluator appraiser, valuator - one who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things 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" referee, umpire - be a referee or umpire in a sports competition
	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" pass judgment, evaluate 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" count on, figure, forecast, reckon, estimate, calculate - judge to be probable 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" test, try out, try, essay, examine, prove - put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
	3.	judge - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" estimate, gauge, approximate, guess 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 put, place, set - estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M." 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" reckon, count - take account of; "You have to reckon with our opponents"; "Count on the monsoon" 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" pronounce, label 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" rule, find - decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty" 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" intonate, intone - speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "please intonate with sadness"
	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" adjudicate, try 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

noun 2. referee, expert, specialist, umpire, umpie Austral. (slang) mediator, examiner, connoisseur, assessor, arbiter, appraiser, arbitrator, moderator, adjudicator, evaluator, authority

noun 3. critic, assessor, arbiter, appraiser, evaluator

verb 4. adjudicate, referee, umpire, mediate, officiate, adjudge, arbitrate

verb 5. evaluate, rate, consider, appreciate, view, class, value, review, rank, examine, esteem, criticize, ascertain, surmise

verb 6. estimate, guess, assess, calculate, evaluate, gauge, appraise

verb 7. find, rule, pass, pronounce, decree, adjudge >> adjective judicial

Translations

judge [dʒʌdʒ] n → juez m/f

vt → juzgar [+ competition]; actuar de or ser juez en (= estimate); considerar: [+ weight, size etc]; calcular

vi judging or to judge by his expression → a juzgar por su expresión;

as far as I can judge → por lo que puedo entender, a mi entender;

I judged it necessary to inform him → consideré necesario informarle

judge [dʒʌdʒ] n → juge m

vt → juger (= estimate) [+ weight, size etc] → apprécier (= consider); estimer

vi judging or to judge by his expression → d'après son expression;

as far as I can judge → autant que je puisse en juger

judge [dʒʌdʒ] n → Richter(in) m(f);

(in competition) → Preisrichter(in) m(f) (fig) (expert) → Kenner(in) m(f)

vt (Law) (person) → die Verhandlung führen über +acc: (case) → verhandeln;

(competition) → Preisrichter(in) sein bei;

(person etc) → beurteilen;

(consider) → halten für;

(estimate) → einschätzen

vi judging by or to judge by his expression → seinem Gesichtsausdruck nach zu urteilen;

she's a good judge of character → sie ist ein guter Menschenkenner;

I'll be the judge of that → das müssen Sie mich schon selbst beurteilen lassen;

as far as I can judge → soweit ich es beurteilen kann;

I judged it necessary to inform him → ich hielt es für nötig, ihn zu informieren

judge [dʒʌdʒ] n → giudice m/f

vt → giudicare (= consider); ritenere (= estimate) [+ weight, size etc] → calcolare, valutare

vi judging or to judge by his expression → a giudicare dalla sua espressione;

as far as I can judge → a mio giudizio;

I judged it necessary to inform him → ho ritenuto necessario informarlo

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judge

v judge [dʒadʒ]

1 to hear and try (cases) in a court of law Who will be judging this murder case?oordeel, ag, beskou, regspreekيَقْضي، يُصْدِرُ حُكْماًгледам делоsouditdømmeRecht sprechenδικάζωjuzgarkohut mõistmaدادرسی کردنantaa tuomiojugerלִשפּוֹטनिर्णय लेनाsudititárgyalmengadilidæmagiudicare裁判する재판하다teisti, spręstitiesātmenghakimirechtsprekendømmesądzićjulgara judecaсудитьsúdiťsoditisuditidöma, vara domareตัดสินความyargılamak, muhakeme etmek審理, 判決судитиمقدمے کی سماعت کرناxét xử审理,判决

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?beslis, beoordeelيَقومُ بالتَّحْكيمотсъждамposuzovatafgøre; bedømmeentscheidenκρίνω, παίρνω αποφάσεις ως κριτήςhacer de juradožüriiliige olemaداوری کردنtoimia arvostelutuomarinaêtre juge (à)לִשׁפּוֹטफैसला देनाsuditibíráskodikmenjadi juridæma, úrskurðagiudicare, fare da giudice審査員となる심판[]하다teisėjautivērtēt (sacensībās)menjadi pengadilin de jury zittendømmesędziowaćjulgara arbitraсудитьrozhodovaťocenjevatiocenjivatidöma, vara domareตัดสินhakemlik yapmak/etmek裁判бути арбітром; оцінюватиمقابلے میں حکم بنناxem xét裁判

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.'n oordeel vormيُكَوِّنُ رأيا، يُقَدِّرпреценямhodnotit; odhadovatbedømme; afgørebeurteilenκρίνω, υπολογίζωjuzgarhindamaتخمین زدن؛ برآورد کردنarvioidajuger, apprécierלְהַעֲרְיךआंकना, समझनाprosuditimegítél; felbecsülmenilaidæma, metagiudicare; stimare判断する판단하다spręsti, įvertintispriest; vērtētmenganggarkan; membuat andaianberekenenbedømmeoceniaćjulgara aprecia, a evaluaсудить; оцениватьhodnotiť; odhadnúťpresoditiprocenjivatidöma, bedöma, avgöraลงความเห็นkarar vermek判斷скласти собі думку; приходити до висновкуراۓ قائم کرناđánh giá判断

4 to criticize for doing wrong We have no right to judge him – we might have done the same thing ourselves.oordeelيُبْدي رَأياً في، يَحْكُمُ علىсъдяodsuzovatdømmeverurteilenεπικρίνωjuzgarhukka mõistmaانتقاد کردن؛ نظر دادنtuomitajugerלִשפּוֹטगलती करने पर आलोचना करनाkritiziratielítélmenceladæma, gagnrÿnagiudicare批判する비판하다, 비난하다smerktitiesātmenilaiveroordelendømmeosądzaćjulgara critica, a dezaprobaосуждатьposudzovať, súdiťobsojatiosuđivatidömaวิจารณ์eleştirmek, yargılamak批評осуджуватиتنقید کرناphê bình批评

n

1 a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.regterقاضٍсъдияsoudce, -kynědommerder Richterδικαστήςjuezkohtunikقاضیtuomarijugeשׁוֹפֵטनिर्णायकsudacbíróhakimdómarigiudice裁判官재판관teisėjastiesnesishakimrechterdommersędziajuizjudecătorсудьяsudca, -kyňasodniksudijadomareผู้พิพากษา; ตุลาการhâkim, yargıç審判員, 法官суддяقاضیquan tòa审判员, 法官

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.beoordelaarحَكَم في مُباراهреферrozhodčídommerder/die Schiedsrichter(in)κριτής (π.χ. σε διαγωνισμό)juradožüriiliigeداورarvostelutuomarijugeשׁוֹפֵטन्यायाधीशsudac(verseny)bírójuridómariarbitro, giudice審査員심판teisėjasarbitrs; ekspertspengadiljuryliddommersędziajuizarbitruарбитрrozhodcarazsodniksudacdomareผู้ตัดสินhakem裁判員арбітр, суддяکسی مقابلے میں فیصلہ دینے کے لیے مقرر شخصtrọng tài裁判员

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.deskundige, kenner, keurderقاضٍ، حَكَم، خَبير في الأمْرжуриznalecdommerder/die Kenner(in)κριτής, κπ. που έχει την ικανότητα να κρίνειconocedor, entendidoasjatundjaخبره؛ کارشناسasiantuntijaconnaisseur/-euseמוּמחֶהपारखीpoznavalacszakértőpenilaisérfræðinguresperto目きき감정가žinovaslietpratējs; pazinējsorang yang pandai menilaikennerkjenner, ekspertznawcajuizcunos­cătorзнатокznalecdober poznavalecproceniteljbedömare, kännare, sakkunnigผู้พิจารณาuzman, bilir kişi鑒定人знавець, цінительمنصفngười am hiểu鉴定人

n ˈjudg(e)ment

1 the decision of a judge in a court of law It looked as if he might be acquitted but the judgement went against him.uitspraak, vonnisحُكْم القاضيприсъдаrozsudekdomdas Urteilαπόφαση δικαστηρίουjuicio, sentencia, fallokohtuotsusحکم قاضی؛ رای دادگاهtuomiojugementפְּסַק-דִיןनिर्णयodlukaítéletpengadilandómur, dómsúrskurðurgiudizio裁判판결teismo sprendimasspriedumskeputusan hakimvonnisdomwyrokjulgamentoрешение судаrozsudoksodbapresudadom, utslagคำพิพากษาyargı, karar, hüküm判決вирок, рішення судуعدالت کا فیصلہquyết định tòa án判决

2 the act of judging or estimating Faulty judgement in overtaking is a common cause of traffic accidents.oordeel, skatting, oordeelvellingحُكْم، قَرار، تَقْديرотсъжданеodhaddømmekraftdie Beurteilungκρίση, υπολογισμόςjuicio, parecer, criteriohinnangتخمین؛ برآوردarviointijugementשְׁפִיטָהफैसलाprosuđivanjemegítélésperkiraanmatgiudizio判断재판, 판단įvertinimasspriešana; vērtēšanapertimbanganhet berekenenskjønn, vurderingocenadecisãojudecatăоценка ситуацииodhadpresojaprocenabedömningการตัดสินใจgörüş, değerlendirme判斷оцінюванняتبصرہ ، تنقیدsự xét xử判断

3 the ability to make right or sensible decisions You showed good judgement in choosing this method.oordeelkundigحُكْم، رأي، تَقْديرпреценкаúsudekdømmekraftdas Urteilsvermögenκρίση, ευθυκρισίαjuiciootsustusvõimeبصیرت؛ درایتarvostelukykyjugementכּוֹשֵׁר שִׁיפּוּטसही फैसला करने की क्षमताmoć prosuđivanjaítélőképességpenilaiandómgreindbuonsenso判断力판단력nuovokasaprātīgumspertimbanganverstandvurderingsevne, dømmekraftwyczuciejuízopărereрассудительностьúsudokrazsodnostsposobnost prosuđivanjaomdömeการคาดคะเนsağduyu, doğru karar verme yeteneği判斷力розсудливістьقوت فیصلہlương tri判断力

4 (an) opinion In my judgement, he is a very good actor.opinieرأيмнениеmíněnímeningdie Ansichtγνώμηjuicio, opiniónarvamusنظرkäsitys(à mon) avisדֵעָהविचारmišljenje, sudvéleménypendapatskoðun, álitavviso, parere意見의견nuomonėvērtējumspendapatoordeelskjønn, meningzdanieopiniãoмнениеmienkamnenjemišljenjeuppfattningความเห็นfikir, kanaat意見думка, гадкаرائےý kiến意见

judging from / to judge from

if one can use (something) as an indication Judging from the sky, there'll be a storm soon.te oordeel aanإذا أردنا الحُكم بِناء عَلى ما نَرىсъдейки отsoudě podledømme ud fraurteilen nachκρίνοντας απόa juzgar porotsustadesبا توجه بهpäätellenà en juger parאִם לִשפּוֹט עַל פִּיसंकेतsudeći povmiből ítélvedengan petunjukaf e-u að dæmaa giudicare da～から判断して...으로 판단하건대sprendžiant išspriežot/spriest pēcberdasarkante oordelen naaretter (...) å dømme, ut frasądząc za julgar porjudecând dupăсудя по чему-л.súdiac podľasodeč posudeći po (nečemu)att döma avคาดคะเน...-e bakılırsa從...判斷судячи зکسی شے سے کوئی دوسرا نتیجہ اخز کرناdựa vào从...判断

pass judgement (on)

to criticize or condemn Do not pass judgement (on others) unless you are perfect yourself.uitspraak, vonnisيَنْتَقِد، يُصْدِرُ حُكْماосъждамvynášet souddømmeein Urteil fällenεκφέρω κρίση, κατακρίνω, καταδικάζωpronunciar sentencia sobrearvustamaمورد قضاوت قرار دادن؛ انتقاد کردنtuomitaporter un jugement (sur)לִשפוֹטआलोचना करनाsuditi nekogaítéletet mondmencelafella áfellisdóm(pronunciare una sentenza contro)批判する비평[]을 하다smerktikritizēt; izteikt spriedumumengkritikeen oordeel vellen overfelle dom (over)osądzaćcondenara blamaкритиковать, судить (кого-л.)vynášať súdobsojatiosuđivatidömaวิจารณ์eleştirmek作出評價засуджуватиتنقید یا مذمّت کرناsự suy xét作出评价