pass+judgment

  • 1pass judgment — ► to express an opinion, especially a criticism: »It s up to our court system, not individual citizens, to pass judgment and punish them. pass judgment on sb/sth »The shares were only floated this summer, so it is too early to pass judgement on… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 2pass judgment on — (someone/something) to express a strong opinion about someone or something. Don t pass judgment on the exhibit until you ve seen it for yourself. Usage notes: the opinion is usually not likely to be changed …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 3pass judgment — index adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate (adjudge), award, conclude (decide), decide, decree …

    Law dictionary

  • 4pass judgment — verb form a critical opinion of I cannot judge some works of modern art How do you evaluate this grant proposal? We shouldn t pass judgment on other people • Syn: ↑evaluate, ↑judge • Derivationally related forms: ↑judge (for: ↑ …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 5pass judgment on someone — pass judgment on (someone/something) to express a strong opinion about someone or something. Don t pass judgment on the exhibit until you ve seen it for yourself. Usage notes: the opinion is usually not likely to be changed …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 6pass judgment on something — pass judgment on (someone/something) to express a strong opinion about someone or something. Don t pass judgment on the exhibit until you ve seen it for yourself. Usage notes: the opinion is usually not likely to be changed …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 7pass judgment upon — index sentence Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 8pass judgment — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. sentence, decide, consider; see condemn 1 , judge 1 …

    English dictionary for students

  • 9pass judgment — convict; decree …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 10PASS — vi 1 a: to issue a decision, verdict, or opinion the Supreme Court pass ed on a statute b: to be legally issued judgment pass ed by default 2: to go from the control, ownership, or possession of one person or group to that of …

    Law dictionary