ADJUDGE

declare, adjudge, hold

(verb) declare to be; “She was declared incompetent”; “judge held that the defendant was innocent”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

adjudge (third-person singular simple present adjudges, present participle adjudging, simple past and past participle adjudged)

To declare to be.

To deem or determine to be.

To award judicially; to assign.

Source: Wiktionary

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Ad*judge", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adjudged; p. pr. & vb. n. Adjudging.] Etym: [OE. ajugen, OF. ajugier, fr. L. adjudicare; ad + judicare to judge. See Judge, and cf. Adjudicate.]

1. To award judicially in the case of a controverted question; as, the prize was adjudged to the victor.

2. To determine in the exercise of judicial power; to decide or award judicially; to adjudicate; as, the case was adjudged in the November term.

3. To sentence; to condemn. Without reprieve, adjudged to death For want of well pronouncing Shibboleth. Milton.

4. To regard or hold; to judge; to deem. He adjudged him unworthy of his friendship. Knolles.

Syn.

– To decree; award; determine; adjudicate; ordain; assign.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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