adjudge
Use Adjudge in a sentence
verb (used with object), ad·judged, ad·judg·ing.
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.
to sentence or condemn: He was adjudged to die.
5.
to deem; consider; think: It was adjudged wise to avoid war.
Related forms
un·ad·judged, adjective
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to pronounce formally; declare: he was adjudged the winner |
| 2. | a. to determine judicially; judge |
| b. to order or pronounce by law; decree: he was adjudged bankrupt | |
| c. to award (costs, damages, etc) | |
| 3. | archaic to sentence or condemn |
| [C14: via Old French from Latin adjūdicāre. See | |
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Word Origin & History
adjudge
late 14c., from O.Fr. ajugier, from L. adjudicare "grant or award as a judge," from ad- "to" + judicare (see judge).
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Example sentences
Stern left intact the authority of a bankruptcy judge to fully adjudge a creditor's claim.
Hovey's lyrics time will doubtless adjudge his best work.
His application to adjudge the defendant in contempt is in addition specious.
The court may also in proper cases adjudge the party in contempt.
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