to judge

Definition of to judge in English English dictionary: To arbitrate; to pass opinion on something, especially to settle a dispute etc
We cannot both be right: you must judge between us.; A person officiating at a sports or similar event
At a boxing match the decision of the judges is final.; To criticize or label another person or thing; To form an opinion on
I judge a man’s character by the cut of his suit.; {n} on who presides in a court, an umpire; {v} to pass sentence, doom, decide, discern; Government official with authority to decide lawsuits brought before courts Other judicial officers in the U S courts system are Supreme Court justices; The court official who presides in the higher courts and makes decisions about law and about facts in cases where there is no jury, and imposes sentences and awards damages •Child`s Representative; form an opinion of or pass judgment on; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice; To sit in judgment, to act as judge; an elected or appointed official with authority to hear and decide cases in a court of law; To arrogate judicial authority over; to sit in judgment upon; to be censorious toward; an attorney that is appointed by the Governor to preside over a Superior Court or an individual that is elected to preside over a Justice of the Peace Court; To hear and determine, as in causes on trial; to decide as a judge; to give judgment; to pass sentence; between two or more parties; an umpire; as, a judge in a horse race; The judge decides what is best for the youth The judge issues court orders, reads reports, hears arguments and decides whether the youth should be placed in the custody of the state Judicial Review: A court review that looks at the progress of the parents and the youth in order to decide the safest place for the youth to live There must be a Judicial Review within 18 months (soon to be 12 months) of the child entering custody and at least every 12 months after that Juvenile Court: A district court or another court that only addresses matters affecting children younger than 18; {f} preside over a court trial and make decisions; rule, determine; criticize; assess; act as a judge; A public officer who is invested with authority to hear and determine litigated causes, and to administer justice between parties in courts held for that purpose; In the Police state of Mega-city ones, the police force known as the Judges have the power of Judge,Jury and Executioner; A judge is a person who decides who will be the winner of a competition. A panel of judges is now selecting the finalists; pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"; A person whose opinion on a subject is respected; To have as an opinion; to consider, suppose; a public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice form an opinion of or pass judgment on; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; determine the result of (a competition) put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials; One who has skill, knowledge, or experience, sufficient to decide on the merits of a question, or on the quality or value of anything; one who discerns properties or relations with skill and readiness; a connoisseur; an expert; a critic; an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality; If you judge something such as a competition, you decide who or what is the winner. Colin Mitchell will judge the entries each week A grade B judge could only be allowed to judge alongside a qualified grade A judge. + judging judg·ing The judging was difficult as always; To hear and determine by authority, as a case before a court, or a controversy between two parties; the person who makes judgments for use in evaluating the teacher See Assessor, Evaluator, Judgment; The government officer that presides over the court and determines questions of law; To examine and pass sentence on; to try; to doom; To exercise the functions of a magistrate over; to govern; determine the result of (a competition); See Judge, v; An official who rates each dive on a 0-10 scale At major meets, there are seven judges and the highest and lowest scores are thrown out; If someone is a good judge of something, they understand it and can make sensible decisions about it. If someone is a bad judge of something, they cannot do this. I'm a pretty good judge of character; Person who presides over courtroom proceedings and renders a decision; One of the supreme magistrates, with both civil and military powers, who governed Israel for more than four hundred years; A person with authority to hear evidence and decide cases in court; To form an opinion; to infer; put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"; In the period of the Judges, a person who held off Israel's enemies, for example, Ehud, Deborah, Gideon, and Samson See Chapter 7; The official who presides over a trial; The individual evaluating the performance of the dog and handler; An official of the judicial branch of government with authority to decide lawsuits brought before courts The term "judge" may also refer to all judicial officers, including Supreme Court justices; If you judge something or someone, you form an opinion about them after you have examined the evidence or thought carefully about them. It will take a few more years to judge the impact of these ideas I am ready to judge any book on its merits It's for other people to judge how much I have improved The UN withdrew its relief personnel because it judged the situation too dangerous I judged it to be one of the worst programmes ever screened The doctor judged that the man's health had, up to the time of the wound, been good; judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"; You use judging by, judging from, or to judge from to introduce the reasons why you believe or think something. Judging by the opinion polls, he seems to be succeeding Judging from the way he laughed as he told it, it was meant to be humorous; A person who decides the fate of someone or something that has been called into question; a public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice; To sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on; If you say that something is true as far as you can judge or so far as you can judge, you are assuming that it is true, although you do not know all the facts about it. The book, so far as I can judge, is remarkably accurate. Public official vested with the authority to hear, determine, and preside over legal matters brought in court. In jury cases, the judge presides over the selection of the panel and instructs it concerning pertinent (Hukuk) The judge may also rule on motions made before or during a trial. In the U.S., judges are elected or appointed. Most federal judges are appointed for life by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate. The highest-ranking judge in the U.S. legal system is the chief justice of the Supreme Court. See also judgment, judiciary, magistrate's court, Missouri Plan; To assume the right to pass judgment on another; to sit in judgment or commendation; to criticise or pass adverse judgment upon others; To compare facts or ideas, and perceive their relations and attributes, and thus distinguish truth from falsehood; to determine; to discern; to distinguish; to form an opinion about; The act of criticizing or labeling another person or thing; (RWT) Government official with authority to decide lawsuits brought before courts Other judicial officers in the U S courts system are Supreme Court justices; If you judge something, you guess its amount, size, or value or you guess what it is. It is important to judge the weight of your washing load correctly I judged him to be about forty Though the shoreline could be dimly seen, it was impossible to judge how far away it was = estimate; The individual evaluating and scoring the performance of the dog and handler; A presiding officer of the court; A duly elected official presiding over court cases and determining sentence; a judge is the person who presides over a court case The judge will either determine the case and decide who should win or lose in a civil case or will direct the jury on those things it should consider in a criminal case The judge is also responsible for deciding the type and severity of sentence which someone convicted of a crime should have imposed upon them and the extent of the damages in a civil case A judge does not necessarily always hear cases in court and can hear cases privately (i e without the jury or the public present) in chambers There are several different types of judge including district judges, recorders, masters, trial judges and Appellate Court Judges; To examine and form an opinion on To hear a case and determine a case To come to a conclusion; An elected or appointed individual empowered by law to hear and determine disposition of a legal issue; In Vermont, the Family Court Judge presides over cases involving the establishment of parentage and custody as well as contempt actions (Whereas Family Court Magistrates preside over the establishment, modification and enforcement of child support ); {i} one who presides over court trials; one who chooses the winner in a contest, arbiter; expert, critic; A person appointed to decide in a trial of skill, speed, etc; The title of the seventh book of the Old Testament; the Book of Judges; A judge is the person in a court of law who decides how the law should be applied, for example how criminals should be punished. The judge adjourned the hearing until next Tuesday Judge Mr Justice Schiemann jailed him for life