judge

  • 11judge — ► NOUN 1) a public officer appointed to decide cases in a law court. 2) a person who decides the results of a competition. 3) a person able or qualified to give an opinion. ► VERB 1) form an opinion about. 2) give a verdict on in a law court. 3) …

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  • 12Judge — Infobox Occupation name= PAGENAME caption= Sir Lyman Poore Duff, A former judge of the Supreme Court of Canada official names= Judge, justice, magistrate type= Profession activity sector= Law competencies= Analytical mind, critical thinking,… …

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  • 13judge — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 applies the law ADJECTIVE ▪ experienced (esp. BrE) ▪ learned (esp. BrE) ▪ senior ▪ presiding, trial …

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  • 14judge — judge1 W2 [dʒʌdʒ] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: juge, from Latin judex] 1.) the official in control of a court who decides how criminals should be punished ▪ The trial judge specifies the number of years to be spent in prison. federal …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15judge — judge1 [ dʒʌdʒ ] noun count *** 1. ) someone whose job is to make decisions in a court of law: The district judge sentenced her to ninety days in prison. The judge dismissed their claim for compensation. An appeals court judge found him innocent …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16judge */*/*/ — I UK [dʒʌdʒ] / US noun [countable] Word forms judge : singular judge plural judges 1) a) someone whose job is to make decisions in a court of law The judge sentenced her to ninety days in prison. The judge dismissed their claim for compensation.… …

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  • 17judge — ▪ I. judge judge 1 [dʒʌdʒ] noun [countable] LAW the official in control of a court who decides how criminals should be punished, or makes decisions about disagreements that the court has been asked to solve: • The case is scheduled for trial… …

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  • 18judge — [[t]ʤʌ̱ʤ[/t]] ♦♦ judges, judging, judged 1) N COUNT; N TITLE 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...… …

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  • 19judge — 1 noun (C) 1 the official in control of a court who decides how criminals should be punished: federal judge/high court judge (=a judge in a particular court) 2 someone who decides on the result of a competition: The panel of judges included… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20judge — I n. 1) a fair, impartial; harsh, severe; lenient judge 2) a hanging ( severe ) judge 3) an administrative; circuit; district; itinerant; trial judge 4) (sports) a field judge 5) (mil.) a judge advocate; a judge advocate general II v. 1) to judge …

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