English · Family & People
judge
/dʒʌdʒ/
[/dʒʌdʒ/]
magistrate, adjudicator
Intermediatenoun
Definition
A judge is an official who decides cases in a court of law or who assesses a competition.
Example
The judge listened carefully to both sides before delivering a fair and carefully reasoned verdict.
The judge listened carefully to both sides before delivering a fair and carefully reasoned verdict.
Etymology
From Old French 'juge', from Latin 'judex', from 'jus' (law) and 'dicere' (to say).
How & Where It’s Used
Used in legal courts and also for evaluators in contests; also a common verb.