adjudge

American  

[uh-juhj] / əˈdʒʌdʒ /

verb (used with object)

adjudged, adjudging

1. to declare or pronounce formally; decree.

   The will was adjudged void.

2. to award or assign judicially.

   The prize was adjudged to him.

3. to decide by a judicial opinion or sentence.

   to adjudge a case.

4. to sentence or condemn.

   He was adjudged to die.

5. to deem; consider; think.

   It was adjudged wise to avoid war.

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adjudge British  

/ əˈdʒʌdʒ /

verb

1. to pronounce formally; declare

   he was adjudged the winner

2. 1. to determine judicially; judge

   2. to order or pronounce by law; decree

      he was adjudged bankrupt

   3. to award (costs, damages, etc)

3. archaic to sentence or condemn

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Other Word Forms

• unadjudged adjective

Etymology

Origin of adjudge

1325–75; Middle English ajugen < Middle French ajug ( i ) er < Latin adjūdicāre. See adjudicate

Example Sentences

But as the original on-field decision was to adjudge Diaz offside, the response of “check complete” appeared to confirm the offside decision was correct.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2023

“Federal courts are authorized ‘to adjudge the legal rights of litigants in actual controversies,’ not hurt feelings,” wrote Justice Thomas.

From Washington Times • Mar. 6, 2023

Only true believers will adjudge “Western Stars” to be one of the Boss’s great ones.

From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2019

The UK, Dutch and other governments have also used distanced, networked processes to adjudge the authenticity of asylum seekers’ claims.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2014

Therefore, to the king and crown do we adjudge dominion, with full right and jurisdiction, over the whole of Alsen.

From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin