adjudge

verb

ad·​judge ə-ˈjəj How to pronounce adjudge (audio)
adjudged; adjudging

transitive verb

1
a
: to decide or rule upon as a judge : adjudicate
b
: to pronounce judicially : rule
2
archaic : sentence, condemn
3
: to hold or pronounce to be : deem
adjudge the book a success
4
: to award or grant judicially in a case of controversy

Examples of adjudge in a Sentence

The court adjudged the contract to be fraudulent. his version of what had happened was generally adjudged to be completely fictitious
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Having relinquished pole position immediately at the start of the race, Norris overtook Verstappen to take third in lap 52, but was adjudged to have gained an advantage by leaving the track. Jamie Barton, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024 Things appeared to immediately go from bad to worse for Jacksonville when Travis Etienne was adjudged to have fumbled the ball, but the referees overturned the call after review. Sam Joseph, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024 After being left without a seat for the 2023 season following his departure from McLaren, Ricciardo joined RB (then named Alpha Tauri) in the middle of that year to replace Nyck De Vries, who was adjudged to be underperforming. Sam Joseph, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024 In 2021, many policymakers and observers (this one included) adjudged rising prices to be a transitory phenomenon and urged a cautious response to them. John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for adjudge 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English ajuggen, adjuggen, borrowed from Anglo-French ajuger, adjuger, going back to Latin adjūdicāre, from ad- ad- + jūdicāre "to judge entry 2"

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of adjudge was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Adjudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adjudge. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

adjudge

verb
ad·​judge ə-ˈjəj How to pronounce adjudge (audio)
adjudged; adjudging
1
: to decide or rule upon as a judge : adjudicate
2
: to consider or say to be : deem
they adjudged the play a success

Legal Definition

adjudge

transitive verb
ad·​judge ə-ˈjəj How to pronounce adjudge (audio)
adjudged; adjudging
1
2
: to award, grant, or impose judicially
adjudge costs to the plaintiff
adjudgment noun

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