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10.5 judge...
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judge n. 1 justice, magistrate, jurist, Isle of Man deemster or
dempster, Slang Brit beak: The judge demanded order in the
court. 2 arbitrator, arbiter, umpire, referee, adjudicator,
judicator, mediator, moderator: She served as a judge at Crufts
dog show last year. 3 connoisseur, expert, authority, arbiter,
appraiser, evaluator, reviewer, critic, arbiter elegantiarum or
elegantiae: Let me be the judge of which work I do best.
--v. 4 adjudicate, adjudge, arbitrate, decide, find, conclude,
settle, determine, decree, pass judgement, deem, rule, pronounce
or pass sentence: Do you think the jury will judge in Claus's
favour? 5 assess, evaluate, appraise, estimate, rate, value,
weigh, measure, review, consider, size up, appreciate: A
ballistics expert is required to judge this evidence. 6
referee, umpire, mediate, moderate, arbitrate: Mr Farnsworth
agreed to judge the essay competition. 7 believe, suspect,
think, consider, suppose, guess, conjecture, surmise, conclude,
infer: Palaeontologists judge the age of the specimens to be
400 million years.
judgement n. 1 judgment, discretion, discernment, discrimination,
judiciousness, prudence, wisdom, wit, sagacity, perspicacity,
clear-headedness, perception, perspicuousness, percipience,
acumen, intelligence, (good) sense, common sense,
level-headedness, understanding, shrewdness: Charlotte's
judgement is often sought in such matters. 2 decision, ruling,
verdict, conclusion, determination, opinion, adjudication,
finding, decree, order; outcome, result, upshot: The judgement
of the court is final. It was the judgement of Paris to award
the golden apple to Aphrodite. 3 criticism, censure,
disapproval, reproof, condemnation: They offered a moral, not a
legal judgement. 4 opinion, view, belief, (way of) thinking,
mind, perception; sentiment: In my judgement, she is innocent.
5 evaluation, valuation, appraisal, estimation, assessment: One
critic's unfavourable judgement of a play can spell its doom.
judicial adj. 1 legal, judiciary, judicatory, juridic(al); official:
forensic: A formal judicial procedure can be quite costly. 2