adjudge

One entry found for adjudge.

Main Entry: ad·judge
Pronunciation: &-'j&j
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): ad·judged; ad·judg·ing
Etymology: Middle English ajugen, from Anglo-French ajuger, from Latin adjudicare, from ad- + judicare to judge -- more at JUDGE
1 a : to decide or rule upon as a judge : ADJUDICATE b : to pronounce judicially : RULE
2 archaic : SENTENCE, CONDEMN
3 : to hold or pronounce to be : DEEM <adjudge the book a success>
4 : to award or grant judicially in a case of controversy