English Dictionary
Definition of “judge”
judge (dʒʌdʒ
)
Definitions
noun
- a public official with authority to hear cases in a court of law and pronounce judgment upon them Compare magistrate (sense 1)
, justice (sense 5)
, justice (sense 6)
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
Alternative Forms
ˈjudgeable adjective ˈjudgeless adjective ˈjudgeˌlike adjective ˈjudger noun ˈjudgingly adverb Word Origin
C14: from Old French jugier, from Latin jūdicāre to pass judgment, from jūdex a judge
Synonyms
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referee,
expert,
specialist,
umpire,
umpie,
mediator,
examiner,
connoisseur,
assessor,
arbiter,
appraiser,
arbitrator,
moderator,
adjudicator,
evaluator,
authority,
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evaluate,
rate,
consider,
appreciate,
view,
class,
value,
review,
rank,
examine,
esteem,
criticize,
ascertain,
surmise,
Quotations
"He who has the judge for his father goes into court with an easy mind"
Miguel de Cervantes"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"Judge not, that ye be not judged"
Bible: St. Matthew"No one should be judge in his own cause"
Translations
- British English:
judge
A judge is the person in a court of law who decides how the law should be applied, for example how criminals should be punished.The judge found her not guilty.dʒʌdʒ NOUN The judge found her not guilty.
- Spanish:
juez
nm jueza
- French:
juge
nm
- German:
Richter
nm Richterin
- Chinese: 法官 n
- Arabic: قاضٍ n
- Portuguese: juiz nm juíza
- Russian: судья nm
- Croatian: sudac nm
- Czech: soudce nmn soudkyně
- Danish: dommer nutr
- Dutch: rechter nm
- Finnish: tuomari n
- Greek: δικαστής n
- Italian: giudice nm__nf
- Japanese: 裁判官 n
- Korean: 재판관 n
- Norwegian: dommer nm
- Polish: sędzia nm sędzina
- Brazilian Portuguese: juiz nm juíza
- European Spanish:
juez
nm jueza
- Swedish: domare nutr
- Thai: ผู้พิพากษา n
- Turkish: yargıç n
- Vietnamese: thẩm phán n
- British English:
judge
If you judge a competition, you decide who or what is the winner.He was asked to judge the competition.dʒʌdʒ VERB He was asked to judge the competition.
- Spanish:
juzgar
v
- French:
arbitrer
vt
- German:
beurteilen
v
- Chinese: 判断 v
- Arabic: يَقْضِي vt
- Portuguese: julgar v
- Russian: судить v
- Croatian: suditi v
- Czech: posoudit v posuzovat
- Danish: dømme v
- Dutch: oordelen v
- Finnish: tuomita v
- Greek: κρίνω v
- Italian: giudicare v
- Japanese: 審査する v
- Korean: 판정하다 v
- Norwegian: dømme v
- Polish: osądzić v osądzać
- Brazilian Portuguese: julgar v
- European Spanish:
juzgar
v
- Swedish: bedöma v
- Thai: ตัดสิน v
- Turkish: yargılamak v
- Vietnamese: phán xét v
Usage examples
Anyway, I'll definitely be there, with Ellie being a judge.
Anthony Masters, CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)Written in response to the current scandal, it finds the R&B star aiming at critics, saying people have been too quick to judge him.
NME (New Musical Express) (2002)The fact that the father of the family is a gendarme helped persuade the judge to grant bail.
Irish Times (2002)At Derby County Court, a judge ruled in her favour, awarding her the £8000 cost of a real car.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Notice any sounds come and go, but try not to judge or think about them -- just let them drift by.
Diana St Ruth, KARMA, REINCARNATION AND REBIRTH: How Karma Affects Our Life, Our Personality, and Our Future (2002)
