judge

[juhj] / dʒʌdʒ /

NOUN

person who arbitrates

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authority court critic expert inspector justice referee

STRONG

adjudicator appraiser arbiter assessor bench chancellor conciliator evaluator honor intercessor intermediary interpreter judiciary magistrate marshal moderator negotiator ombudsman peacemaker reconciler umpire warden

WEAK

justice of peace legal official magister

VERB

make decision from evidence; deduce

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appreciate assess conclude consider criticize decide derive determine discern distinguish draw evaluate examine find put resolve review try

STRONG

adjudge adjudicate appraise approximate arbitrate arrive ascertain check collect condemn decree deduct doom esteem estimate gather make mediate place rate reckon referee rule sentence settle sit suppose test umpire value

WEAK

act on give a hearing make out pass sentence pronounce sentence size up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approve begin disregard hesitate ignore miss neglect overlook praise reject start waver

STRONG

calculate depart disbelieve disperse distribute divide leave lose measure scatter

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McMurrough sat for a deposition on Dec. 1, responding to a subpoena requested by the judge in the Spivey family’s lawsuit.

From The Wall Street Journal

Simpson was ahead on the judges' scorecards when he was stopped in the 10th.

From BBC

The judgement states the judge was lenient in sentencing because of Khan's "old age".

From BBC

He was sentenced to indefinite detention high-security hospital by an Old Bailey judge.

From BBC

Navy judge advocate general officer, and Michele Morrow, a former candidate for state superintendent, are also running for the Republican Senate nomination.

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