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judge

[juhj] / dʒʌdʒ /
NOUN
person who arbitrates
Synonyms
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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
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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
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approve begin disregard hesitate ignore miss neglect overlook praise reject start waver
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calculate depart disbelieve disperse distribute divide leave lose measure scatter

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A trade court judge said the government confirmed it is on track to start processing claims for refunds of Trump’s tariffs invalidated by the Supreme Court.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

That’s because the Office of Legal Counsel is “the Executive Branch’s preeminent legal advisor,” wrote federal judge Florence Pan in 2025.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

Mitchell’s family was awarded $7.8 million to settle a wrongful death suit in 2022, shortly after a judge granted their discovery request for records tied to the “text message scandal” dating back to 2016.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

A judge ordered that the teen's death records be sealed in November to ensure officers received information from the medical examiner before the public.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“Is that true, Mr. Anderson?” the judge repeated, this time a bit louder.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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