ˈdʒʌdʒ n. & v. --n. 1 a
public officer appointed to
hear and try causes in a
court of
justice. 2 a
person appointed to
decide a
dispute or
contest. 3 a a person
who decides a
question. b a person regarded in terms of
capacity to decide on
the merits of a
thing or question (am no judge of
that; a
good judge of art). 4
Jewish Hist. a
leader having
temporary authority in Israel in the
period between Joshua and the Kings. --v. 1 tr. a try (a cause) in a court of justice. b
pronounce sentence on (a person). 2 tr.
form an
opinion about;
estimate,
appraise. 3 tr.
act as a judge of (a dispute or contest). 4 tr. (often foll. by to + infin. or that + clause)
conclude,
consider, or
suppose. 5 intr. a form a
judgement. b act as judge. øJudge
Advocate General an officer in
supreme control of the courts
martial in the armed forces. Judges' Rules
Brit. rules
regarding the admissibility of an accused's statements as
evidence. øøjudgelike adj. judgeship n. [ME f. OF juge (n.), juger (v.) f. L judex judicis f. jus
law + -dicus speaking]
