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adjudge
[
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juhj
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Origin
ad·judge
/
əˈdʒʌdʒ
/
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juhj
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verb (used with object),
-judged,
-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.
Origin:
1325–75;
Middle English
ajugen
<
Middle French
ajug
(
i
)
er
<
Latin
adjūdicāre.
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adjudicate
Related forms
un·ad·judged,
adjective
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adjudge
(əˈdʒʌdʒ)
—
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.
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adjudicate
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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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
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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