adjudge

  • 11adjudge — I adjudge, adjudicate (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. judge (See judgment). II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make a decision about (a controversy or dispute, for example) after deliberation, as in a court of law: adjudicate,… …

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  • 12adjudge — ad•judge [[t]əˈdʒʌdʒ[/t]] v. t. judged, judg•ing 1) to declare or pronounce formally; decree: The will was adjudged void[/ex] 2) law to award or assign judicially 3) law to decide by a judicial opinion: to adjudge a case[/ex] 4) to sentence or… …

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  • 13adjudge — /əˈdʒʌdʒ / (say uh juj) verb (t) (adjudged, adjudging) 1. to pronounce formally; decree: the will was adjudged void. 2. to award judicially; assign: the prize was adjudged to him. 3. to decide by a judicial opinion or sentence: to adjudge a case …

  • 14adjudge innocent — index absolve, palliate (excuse) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 15adjudge the validity of a will — index probate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 16adjudge to be due — index award Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 17adjudge — verb a) To declare to be. b) To deem or determine to be …

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  • 18adjudge — v. (formal) (M and N; used with an adjective) the court adjudged him (to be) guilty * * * [ə dʒʌdʒ] (formal) (M and N; used with an adjective) the court adjudged him (to be) guilty …

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  • 19adjudge — ad|judge [əˈdʒʌdʒ] v [T usually passive] formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: ajugier, from Latin adjudicare; ADJUDICATE] to make a judgment about something or someone ▪ The reforms of 1979 were generally adjudged to have failed …

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  • 20adjudge — ad|judge [ ə dʒʌdʒ ] verb transitive FORMAL to make an official judgment about someone or something …

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