What is the meaning of Judges?

noun

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