noun
- A public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice.
- An authority who is able to estimate worth or quality.
- A book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges.
- synonyms: Book of Judges
verb
- Determine the result of (a competition.
- synonyms: judge
- 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
- Judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time. )
- usage: "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
- synonyms: estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge
- Pronounce judgment on.
- usage: "They labeled him unfit to work here"
- 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: judge, adjudicate, try
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