adjudge

[ uh-juhj ]
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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.

  1. to decide by a judicial opinion or sentence: to adjudge a case.

  2. to sentence or condemn: He was adjudged to die.

  3. to deem; consider; think: It was adjudged wise to avoid war.

Origin of adjudge

1
1325–75; Middle English ajugen<Middle French ajug(i)er<Latin adjūdicāre.See adjudicate

Other words from adjudge

  • un·ad·judged, adjective

Words Nearby adjudge

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How to use adjudge in a sentence

  • The lips with which he appealed to Heaven to adjudge victory to the just quarrel, grew white as they uttered the impious mockery.

  • A mistake in taste for which the wisdom of the future will adjudge a punishment called trigamy.

    The Devil's Dictionary | Ambrose Bierce
  • I cannot and do not adjudge you unsuccessful, in the sense of having demonstrated your guilt rather than your innocence.

    The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
  • This is a new doctrine of law, to adjudge a man guilty without according him an opportunity for defense.

    The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
  • Had it been to save his son from hanging, he would not adjudge guilt to Francis Levison against his conscience.

    East Lynne | Mrs. Henry Wood

British Dictionary definitions for adjudge

adjudge

/ (əˈdʒʌdʒ) /


verb(tr; usually passive)
  1. to pronounce formally; declare: he was adjudged the winner

    • to determine judicially; judge

    • to order or pronounce by law; decree: he was adjudged bankrupt

    • to award (costs, damages, etc)

  1. archaic to sentence or condemn

Origin of adjudge

1
C14: via Old French from Latin adjūdicāre. See adjudicate

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