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Definitions for Judges

[1] a book of the Bible containing the history of Israel under the judges and covering the period between the death of Joshua and the accession to the throne by Saul. Abbreviation : Jud.
[2] a public officer authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law; a magistrate charged with the administration of justice.
[3] a person appointed to decide in any competition, contest, or matter at issue; authorized arbiter: the judges of a beauty contest.
[4] a person qualified to pass a critical judgment: a good judge of horses.
[5] an administrative head of Israel in the period between the death of Joshua and the accession to the throne by Saul.
[6] (especially in rural areas) a county official with supervisory duties, often employed part-time or on an honorary basis.
[7] to pass legal judgment on; pass sentence on (a person): The court judged him guilty.
[8] to hear evidence or legal arguments in (a case) in order to pass judgment; adjudicate; try: The Supreme Court is judging that case.
[9] to form a judgment or opinion of; decide upon critically: You can't judge a book by its cover.
[10] to decide or settle authoritatively; adjudge: The censor judged the book obscene and forbade its sale.
[11] to infer, think, or hold as an opinion; conclude about or assess: He judged her to be correct.
[12] to make a careful guess about; estimate: We judged the distance to be about four miles.
[13] (of the ancient Hebrew judges) to govern.
[14] to act as a judge; pass judgment: No one would judge between us.
[15] to form an opinion or estimate: I have heard the evidence and will judge accordingly.
[16] to make a mental judgment.
[17] (functioning as singular) the book of the Old Testament recounting the history of Israel under the warrior champions and national leaders known as judges from the death of Joshua to the birth of Samuel
[18] a public official with authority to hear cases in a court of law and pronounce judgment upon them Compare magistrate (def. 1), justice (def. 5), justice (def. 6) Related adjective: judicial
[19] a person who is appointed to determine the result of contests or competitions
[20] a person qualified to comment critically a good judge of antiques
[21] a leader of the peoples of Israel from Joshua's death to the accession of Saul
[22] to hear and decide upon (a case at law)
[23] (tr) to pass judgment on; sentence
[24] (when tr, may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to decide or deem (something) after inquiry or deliberation
[25] to determine the result of (a contest or competition)
[26] to appraise (something) critically
[27] (tr; takes a clause as object) to believe (something) to be the case; suspect

Words related to Judges

referee, court, expert, justice, authority, critic, inspector, try, draw, resolve, determine, conclude, evaluate, review, appreciate, criticize, assess, put, examine, derive

Origin of Judges

1175–1225; (v.) Middle English jugen < Anglo-French juger, Old French jugier < Latin jūdicāre to judge, equivalent to jūdic- (stem of jūdex ) a judge + -āre infinitive suffix; (noun) Middle English juge < Old French < Latin jūdicem, accusative of jūdex

Words that may be confused with Judges

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Other words from Judges

judge·a·ble , adjective
judg·er , noun
judge·less , adjective
judge·like , adjective
judge·ship , noun
judg·ing·ly , adverb
re·judge , verb, re·judged, re·judg·ing.
sub·judge , noun
sub·judge·ship , noun
un·der·judge , verb (used with object), un·der·judged, un·der·judg·ing.
un·der·judge , noun
un·judge·a·ble , adjective
un·judged , adjective
un·judge·like , adjective
un·judg·ing , adjective
well-judged , adjective

Word origin for Judges

C14: from Old French jugier, from Latin jūdicāre to pass judgment, from jūdex a judge

Synonyms for Judges

authority, court, critic, expert, inspector, justice, referee, adjudicator, appraiser, arbiter, assessor, bench, chancellor, conciliator, evaluator, honor, intercessor, intermediary, interpreter, judiciary, magistrate, marshal, moderator, negotiator, ombudsman, peacemaker, reconciler, umpire, warden, justice of peace, legal official, magister