Judge

[dʒʌdʒ]

Definition

(noun.) a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice.

(verb.) determine the result of (a competition).

(verb.) 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'.

Checker: Thomas--From WordNet

Definition

(v. i.) A public officer who is invested with authority to hear and determine litigated causes, and to administer justice between parties in courts held for that purpose.

(v. i.) One who has skill, knowledge, or experience, sufficient to decide on the merits of a question, or on the quality or value of anything; one who discerns properties or relations with skill and readiness; a connoisseur; an expert; a critic.

(v. i.) A person appointed to decide in a/trial of skill, speed, etc., between two or more parties; an umpire; as, a judge in a horse race.

(v. i.) One of supreme magistrates, with both civil and military powers, who governed Israel for more than four hundred years.

(v. i.) The title of the seventh book of the Old Testament; the Book of Judges.

(a.) To hear and determine, as in causes on trial; to decide as a judge; to give judgment; to pass sentence.

(a.) To assume the right to pass judgment on another; to sit in judgment or commendation; to criticise or pass adverse judgment upon others. See Judge, v. t., 3.

(v. t.) To compare facts or ideas, and perceive their relations and attributes, and thus distinguish truth from falsehood; to determine; to discern; to distinguish; to form an opinion about.

(v. t.) To hear and determine by authority, as a case before a court, or a controversy between two parties.

(v. t.) To examine and pass sentence on; to try; to doom.

(v. t.) To arrogate judicial authority over; to sit in judgment upon; to be censorious toward.

(v. t.) To determine upon or deliberation; to esteem; to think; to reckon.

(v. t.) To exercise the functions of a magistrate over; to govern.

Inputed by Elizabeth

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Justice.[2]. Arbiter, arbitrator, umpire, referee.[3]. Critic, connoisseur.

v. n. Decide, determine, conclude, form an opinion, pass an opinion, pass judgment, get at the truth, arrive at the truth, sit in judgment.

v. a. [1]. Try, doom, pass sentence upon.[2]. Consider, regard, think, esteem, reckon, account, deem, believe, hold, suppose, imagine.[3]. Appreciate, estimate, form an opinion about.

Inputed by Clara

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Justice, magistrate, arbitrator, umpire, referee, critic, connoisseur,authority, arbiter

ANT:Criminal, ignoramus, novice, tyro

Typist: Ruben

Definition

v.i. to point out or declare what is just or law: to hear and decide: to pass sentence: to compare facts to determine the truth: to form or pass an opinion: to distinguish.—v.t. to hear and determine authoritatively: to sentence: to decide the merits of: to be censorious towards: to consider: (B.) to condemn.—n. one who judges: a civil officer who hears and settles any cause: an arbitrator: one who can decide upon the merit of anything: in Jewish history a supreme magistrate having civil and military powers: (pl.) title of 7th book of the Old Testament.—ns. Judge′ship the office of a judge; Judg′ment act of judging: the comparing of ideas to elicit truth: faculty by which this is done the reason: opinion formed: taste: sentence: condemnation: doom; Judg′ment-day the day on which God will pronounce final judgment on mankind; Judg′ment-debt a debt evidenced by legal record; Judg′ment-hall a hall where a court of justice meets; Judg′ment-seat seat or bench in a court from which judgment is pronounced.

Inputed by Errol

Unserious Contents or Definition

To dream of coming before a judge, signifies that disputes will be settled by legal proceedings. Business or divorce cases may assume gigantic proportions. To have the case decided in your favor, denotes a successful termination to the suit; if decided against you, then you are the aggressor and you should seek to right injustice.

Edited by Cathryn

Unserious Contents or Definition

One who sits on a bench in a court, frames sentences and finishes crooks for a living, and swears continually.

Edited by Bonita

Examples

Typist: Natalie

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