What is the meaning of judge?

noun

• A public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice.
  • synonyms: justice, jurist
• An authority who is able to estimate worth or quality.
  • synonyms: evaluator

verb

• Determine the result of (a competition. )
• Form a critical opinion of.
  • usage: "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"
  • synonyms: evaluate, pass judgment
• Judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time. )
  • usage: "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
  • synonyms: estimate, gauge, approximate, guess
• Pronounce judgment on.
  • usage: "They labeled him unfit to work here"
  • synonyms: pronounce, label
• Put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of.
  • usage: "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"
  • synonyms: adjudicate, try