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Judges   /dʒˈədʒɪz/   Listen
Judges

noun
1.
A book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges.  Synonym: Book of Judges.



Judge

noun
1.
A public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice.  Synonyms: jurist, justice.
2.
An authority who is able to estimate worth or quality.  Synonym: evaluator.
verb
(past & past part. judged; pres. part. judging)
1.
Determine the result of (a competition).
2.
Form a critical opinion of.  Synonyms: evaluate, pass judgment.  "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" , "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"
3.
Judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time).  Synonyms: approximate, estimate, gauge, guess.
4.
Pronounce judgment on.  Synonyms: label, pronounce.
5.
Put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of.  Synonyms: adjudicate, try.  "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"



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"Judges" Quotes from Famous Books



... fell a shining bolt! A long envelope, with a magazine imprint on it, came with her morning's mail and nearly ended a young and useful life. The editor begged to inform her that the committee of judges had awarded her the short-story prize, that her tale would be published in the forth-coming issue, and she would please find check enclosed. Had she any other manuscript that they might see? Would she honour them with a visit ...
— Bambi • Marjorie Benton Cooke

... The earnest efforts of Broadbeam's minor kindred to knock the nonsense out of even younger people may be heard at almost any pantomime. The Lord Chamberlain's attempts to stem the tide amaze the English Judges. No scheme for making the best of human lives can ...
— Mankind in the Making • H. G. Wells

... go on for a moment, Mr. Spicer, till I make this thing clear to Sir Thomas. That's how we stand at present. It will cost us,—that is to say you,—about L1,500, and we should do no good. I really don't think we should do any good. Here are these judges, and you know that new brooms sweep clean. I suppose we may allow that there was a little money spent somewhere. They do say now that a glass of beer ...
— Ralph the Heir • Anthony Trollope

... handles civil matters over $50,000, felonies (persons 15 years of age and over), and federal cases, judges are appointed by the president; Territorial Court, handles civil matters up to $50,000, small claims, juvenile, domestic, misdemeanors, and traffic cases, judges ...
— The 1996 CIA Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

... did not have its fling. Kate Field's Washington led off with a full first page entitled, "The Unholy Alliance." Editors opposed to woman suffrage made it a text for double leaders. Republican papers berated her without mercy. Letters poured in upon her from personal friends, judges, mayors, ministers, members of Congress, accepting the published reports and condemning her in unmeasured terms. Others wrote begging her to set herself right in the eyes of the public, as they knew she had been misrepresented. It seemed impossible, however, for her to make herself clearly ...
— The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) • Ida Husted Harper


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