Akademik

judge
1. noun /dʒʌdʒ/
a) A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.

At a boxing match the decision of the judges is final.

b) A person who decides the fate of someone or something that has been called into question.

He is a good judge of wine.

Syn: justice, sheriff
2. verb /dʒʌdʒ/
a) To sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on.

A higher power will judge you after you are dead.

b) To sit in judgment, to act as judge.

Justices in this country judge without appeal.

See Also: abjudge, abjudicate, adjudicate, judgment, judicator, judicial, judiciary, prejudice

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