adjudge

Everyday

1. (formal) To adjudge is to decide officially that something is true or that someone is something, as a judge or referee does. tree →
2. (law) To give an official decision in a court case. tree →

In the lessons

A stiff word met in sports reports and law: «the ball was adjudged to have crossed the line». It tells the reader that an official made a judgement. Usually used in the passive: «was adjudged». Phrases: «adjudged the winner», «adjudged guilty», «adjudged offside».

Examples

• The goal was adjudged offside. tree →
• She was adjudged the winner of the poetry competition. tree →
• The court adjudged him guilty. tree →
• The referee adjudged that the ball had gone out. tree →
• Our project was adjudged the best in the school. tree →
• The match was adjudged a draw. tree →
• An Ape undertook to adjudge the matter between them. tree →

Note

Formal; everyday words are «judge», «decide», «rule». Spelling: adjudge has a d before the j. Related: «adjudicate» (to act as a judge in a contest or dispute) and «adjudicator».