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adjudge

[ uh-juhj ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, ad·judged, ad·judg·ing.

adjudge

/ əˈdʒʌdʒ /

to pronounce formally; declare
he was adjudged the winner
1. to determine judicially; judge
2. to order or pronounce by law; decree
  he was adjudged bankrupt
3. to award (costs, damages, etc)
archaic.
to sentence or condemn

Origin of adjudge¹

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

Origin of adjudge¹

C14: via Old French from Latin adjūdicāre. See adjudicate

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.

I cannot and do not adjudge you unsuccessful, in the sense of having demonstrated your guilt rather than your innocence.

This is a new doctrine of law, to adjudge a man guilty without according him an opportunity for defense.

Had it been to save his son from hanging, he would not adjudge guilt to Francis Levison against his conscience.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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