- adjudge
- ad|judge [ ə`dʒʌdʒ ] verb transitive FORMALto make an official judgment about someone or something
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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adjudge — ad·judge /ə jəj/ vt ad·judged, ad·judg·ing 1: adjudicate 2: to award, grant, or impose judicially adjudge costs to the plaintiff ad·judg·ment n Me … Law dictionary
Adjudge — Ad*judge , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjudged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adjudging}.] [OE. ajugen, OF. ajugier, fr. L. adjudicare; ad + judicare to judge. See {Judge}, and cf. {Adjudicate}.] 1. To award judicially in the case of a controverted question; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjudge — (v.) late 14c., to make a judicial decision, from O.Fr. ajugier to judge, pass judgment on, from L. adjudicare grant or award as a judge, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + judicare to judge, which is related to judicem (see JUDGE (Cf. j … Etymology dictionary
adjudge — adjudicate, *judge, arbitrate Analogous words: rule, *decide, determine, settle: award, accord, *grant: *allot, assign … New Dictionary of Synonyms
adjudge — ► VERB ▪ decide or award judicially. ORIGIN Latin adjudicare, from ad to + judicare to judge … English terms dictionary
adjudge — [ə juj′] vt. adjudged, adjudging [ME ajugen < OFr ajugier < L adjudicare < ad , to + judicare, to judge, decide < judex, JUDGE] 1. to judge or decide by law 2. to declare or order by law 3. to give or award (costs, etc.) by law 4.… … English World dictionary
adjudge — UK [əˈdʒʌdʒ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms adjudge : present tense I/you/we/they adjudge he/she/it adjudges present participle adjudging past tense adjudged past participle adjudged formal to make an official judgment about someone or… … English dictionary
adjudge — transitive verb (adjudged; adjudging) Etymology: Middle English ajugen, from Anglo French ajuger, from Latin adjudicare, from ad + judicare to judge more at judge Date: 14th century 1. a. to decide or rule upon as a judge ; adjudicate … New Collegiate Dictionary
adjudge — /euh juj /, v.t., adjudged, adjudging. 1. to declare or pronounce formally; decree: The will was adjudged void. 2. to award or assign judicially: The prize was adjudged to him. 3. to decide by a judicial opinion or sentence: to adjudge a case. 4 … Universalium
adjudge — See judge. See judge, adjudge … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
adjudge — I adjudge, adjudicate (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. judge (See judgment). II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make a decision about (a controversy or dispute, for example) after deliberation, as in a court of law: adjudicate,… … English dictionary for students
