Judge Meaning
/d͡ʒʌd͡ʒ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.
nounA person who decides the fate of someone or something that has been called into question.
Sentence Examples
You must judge for yourself.
You have to judge the case without bias.
As far as I can judge
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ listened carefully to both lawyers before making a final decision in court.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ listened carefully to both sides of the argument before making a final decision in the courtroom.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English juge, jugge, from Old French juge, from Latin iūdex. Displaced native Middle English deme (from Old English dēma (“judge”)) and demere (from Old English dēmere (“judge”)), see also deemer, deemster.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The parts of a judge in hearing are four: to direct the evidence; to moderate length, repetition, or impertinency of speech; to recapitulate, select, and collate the material points of that which hath been said; and to give the rule or sentence."
— 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Judicature”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:
"Noble and milde this Perſean ſeemes to be,
If outward habit Iudge the inward man."
— c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii:
"THE sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o'clock."
— 1884 December 10, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: (Tom Sawyer’s Comrade) […], London: Chatto & Windus, […], →OCLC:
"There's something wrong with the world today; the light bulb's getting dim.
There's meltdown in the sky.
If you can judge a wise man by the color of his skin,
Mister, you're a better man than I"
— 1993, Aerosmith, Livin' on the Edge:
"And after him aroſe Iair a Gileadite, and iudged Iſrael twentie and two yeeres."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Judges 10:3:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ listened carefully to both lawyers before making a final decision in court.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ listened carefully to both sides of the argument before making a final decision in the courtroom.