name · noun · verb · 30 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/d͡ʒʌd͡ʒ/
homophone: judge
rhymes with -ʌdʒ
jŭj
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Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
Justices in this country judge without appeal.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: adjudicate, make a decision, choose up, decide, determine, find, judge, posken, make up one's mind, take a decision, work out, sit in judgement
Antonyms: none provided
14
verb
Meaning 14
To judicially rule or determine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
15
verb
Meaning 15
To sentence to punishment, to judicially condemn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The football star was tried for the murder of his wife
The judge tried both father and son in separate trials
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: adjudicate, try
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: decide, make up one's mind, determine
Narrower terms: court-martial
History
Etymology
From judge.
From Middle English juge, jugge, from Old French juge, from Latin iūdex. Displaced native Middle English deme (from Old English dēma (“judge”)) and demere (from Old English dēmere (“judge”)), see also deemer, deemster.
From Middle English jugen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman juger, from Old French jugier, from Latin iūdicāre. Doublet of judicate. Partly displaced native deem.
Across languages
Translations
604 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Abkhaz:
аӡбаҩ
(adzbajw)
— public judicial official
Afrikaans:
regter
— public judicial official
Aghwan:
𐔱𐔽𐔰𐕇𐔴𐕃𐕒𐕡𐕘
(bˁax̣eʒ́uġ)
— public judicial official
Akkadian:
𒁕𒀀𒀀𒉡𒌝
(dayyānum)
— public judicial official
Albanian:
gjykatës
— public judicial official
Albanian:
gikue
— public judicial official
Albanian:
gjyqtar
— public judicial official
Amharic:
ዳኛ
(daña)
— public judicial official
Arabic:
قَاضٍ
(qāḍin)
— public judicial official
Arabic:
قَاضِيَة
(qāḍiya)
— public judicial official
Arabic:
قاضي
(ʔāḍi)
— public judicial official
Arabic:
قاضي
(gāḍi)
— public judicial official
Arabic:
قاضي
(qāḍi)
— public judicial official
Aragonese:
chuez
— public judicial official
Argobba:
ዳኛ
(danya)
— public judicial official
Armenian:
դատավոր
(datavor)
— public judicial official
Assamese:
হাকিম
(hakim)
— public judicial official
Assamese:
বিচাৰক
(bisarok)
— public judicial official
Assamese:
সোধাৰু
(xüdharu)
— public judicial official
Assamese:
মুঞ্চিফ
(muñsiph)
— public judicial official
Asturian:
xuez
— public judicial official
Azerbaijani:
hakim
— public judicial official
Basque:
epaile
— public judicial official
Belarusian:
суддзя́
(suddzjá)
— public judicial official
Belarusian:
судьдзя́
(sudʹdzjá)
— public judicial official
Bengali:
বিচারক
(bicarok)
— public judicial official
Bengali:
জজ
(joj)
— public judicial official
Bengali:
কাজী
(kaji)
— public judicial official
Breton:
barner
— public judicial official
Bulgarian:
съдия́
(sǎdijá)
— public judicial official
Bulgarian:
съди́йка
(sǎdíjka)
— public judicial official
Burmese:
တရားသူကြီး
(ta.ra:su-kri:)
— public judicial official
Catalan:
jutge
— public judicial official
Chechen:
суьдхо
(südxo)
— public judicial official
Chechen:
кхелахо
(qelaxo)
— public judicial official
Chinese Cantonese:
法官
(faat3 gun1)
— public judicial official
Chinese Cantonese:
裁判官
— public judicial official
Chinese:
法官
(hoat-koan)
— public judicial official
Chinese Mandarin:
法官
(fǎguān)
— public judicial official
Chinese Mandarin:
裁判官
(cáipànguān)
— public judicial official
Chuvash:
тӳре
(türe)
— public judicial official
Crimean Tatar:
makemeci
— public judicial official
Czech:
soudce
— public judicial official
Czech:
soudkyně
— public judicial official
Danish:
dommer
— public judicial official
Dutch:
rechter
— public judicial official
Egyptian:
sDm-m-w-A1
(sḏmw)
— public judicial official
Elfdalian:
duomer
— public judicial official
Erzya:
сялдыця
(śaldïća)
— public judicial official
Esperanto:
juĝisto
— public judicial official
Estonian:
kohtunik
— public judicial official
Ewe:
ʋɔnudrɔ̃la
— public judicial official
Faroese:
dómari
— public judicial official
Finnish:
tuomari
— public judicial official
French:
juge
— public judicial official
Friulian:
judis
— public judicial official
Galician:
xuíz
— public judicial official
Galician:
xuíza
— public judicial official
Ge'ez:
ዳንያ
(danya)
— public judicial official
Georgian:
მოსამართლე
(mosamartle)
— public judicial official
German:
Richter
— public judicial official
German:
Richterin
— public judicial official
Gothic:
𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌰
(staua)
— public judicial official
Greek:
δικαστής
(dikastís)
— public judicial official
Greek:
κριτής
(kritís)
— public judicial official
Ancient Greek:
δικαστής
(dikastḗs)
— public judicial official
Ancient Greek:
κριτής
(kritḗs)
— public judicial official
Greenlandic:
eqqartuussisoq
— public judicial official
Haitian Creole:
jij
— public judicial official
Hausa:
alƙali
— public judicial official
Hebrew:
שׁוֹפֵט
(shofét)
— public judicial official
Hiligaynon:
hukom
— public judicial official
Hindi:
न्यायाधीश
(nyāyādhīś)
— public judicial official
Hindi:
न्यायमूर्ति
(nyāymūrti)
— public judicial official
Hungarian:
bíró
— public judicial official
Hungarian:
bírónő
— public judicial official
Icelandic:
dómari
— public judicial official
Indonesian:
hakim
— public judicial official
Ingrian:
sudja
— public judicial official
Ingrian:
toomari
— public judicial official
Interlingua:
judice
— public judicial official
Irish:
breitheamh
— public judicial official
Italian:
giudice
— public judicial official
Japanese:
裁判官
(saibankan)
— public judicial official
Japanese:
法官
(hōkan)
— public judicial official
Kamba:
jaji
— public judicial official
Kannada:
ತೀರ್ಪುಗಾರ
(tīrpugāra)
— public judicial official
Kashmiri:
قٲضؠ
(qạ̄z')
— public judicial official
Kazakh:
судья
(sudä)
— public judicial official
Kazakh:
сот
(sot)
— public judicial official
Kazakh:
би
(bi)
— public judicial official
Kazakh:
қазы
(qazy)
— public judicial official
Khmer:
ចៅក្រម
(caw krɑɑm)
— public judicial official
Korean:
재판관
(jaepan'gwan)
— public judicial official
Korean:
법관
(beopgwan)
— public judicial official
Northern Kurdish:
dadgêr
— public judicial official
Northern Kurdish:
dadwer
— public judicial official
Northern Kurdish:
hakim
— public judicial official
Northern Kurdish:
qazî
— public judicial official
Kyrgyz:
судья
(sudya)
— public judicial official
Kyrgyz:
сот
(sot)
— public judicial official
Ladin:
giudesc
— public judicial official
Lao:
ກວານ
(kuān)
— public judicial official
Lao:
ຕຸລາການ
(tu lā kān)
— public judicial official
Latin:
iūdex
— public judicial official
Latvian:
tiesnesis
— public judicial official
Latvian:
tiesnese
— public judicial official
Lithuanian:
teisėjas
— public judicial official
Lithuanian:
teisėja
— public judicial official
Luhya:
jaji
— public judicial official
Luhya:
muamuli
— public judicial official
Luo:
jaji
— public judicial official
Luxembourgish:
Riichter
— public judicial official
Macedonian:
судија
(sudija)
— public judicial official
Macedonian:
судијка
(sudijka)
— public judicial official
Malay:
hakim
— public judicial official
Malayalam:
ജഡ്ജി
(jaḍji)
— public judicial official
Malayalam:
ന്യായാധിപൻ
(nyāyādhipaṉ)
— public judicial official
Maltese:
mħallef
— public judicial official
Maltese:
mħallfa
— public judicial official
Māori:
kaiwhakawā
— public judicial official
Marathi:
न्यायाधीश
(nyāyādhīś)
— public judicial official
Central Melanau:
akim
— public judicial official
Meru:
jaji
— public judicial official
Mongolian:
шүүгч
(šüügč)
— public judicial official
Navajo:
ánihwiiʼaahii
— public judicial official
Norman:
juge
— public judicial official
Norwegian Bokmål:
dommer
— public judicial official
Norwegian Nynorsk:
dommar
— public judicial official
Occitan:
jutge
— public judicial official
Ojibwe:
dibaakonigewinini
— public judicial official
Church Slavic:
сѫдьи
(sǫdĭi)
— public judicial official
Church Slavic:
сѫдии
(sǫdii)
— public judicial official
Old East Slavic:
сꙋди
(sudi)
— public judicial official
Old East Slavic:
сꙋдии
(sudii)
— public judicial official
Old East Slavic:
сꙋдиꙗ
(sudija)
— public judicial official
Old English:
dēma
— public judicial official
Pashto:
قاضي
(qāzi)
— public judicial official
Pashto:
نياوی
(nyāway)
— public judicial official
Dari:
قَاضِی
(qāzī)
— public judicial official
Iranian Persian:
قاضی
(ġâzi)
— public judicial official
Iranian Persian:
دادْوَر
(dâdvar)
— public judicial official
Iranian Persian:
حاکِم
(hâkem)
— public judicial official
Plautdietsch:
Rechta
— public judicial official
Polish:
sędzia
— public judicial official
Polish:
sędzina
— public judicial official
Portuguese:
juiz
— public judicial official
Portuguese:
juíza
— public judicial official
Romanian:
judecător
— public judicial official
Romanian:
judecătoare
— public judicial official
Romansh:
derschader
— public judicial official
Romansh:
derschadra
— public judicial official
Russian:
судья́
(sudʹjá)
— public judicial official
Northern Sami:
duopmár
— public judicial official
Sardinian:
giuge
— public judicial official
Scottish Gaelic:
britheamh
— public judicial official
Serbo-Croatian:
судија
— public judicial official
Serbo-Croatian:
су́дац
— public judicial official
Serbo-Croatian:
sudija
— public judicial official
Serbo-Croatian:
súdac
— public judicial official
Sicilian:
jùdici
— public judicial official
Sidamo:
daanynya
— public judicial official
Slovak:
sudca
— public judicial official
Slovak:
sudkyňa
— public judicial official
Slovene:
sodnik
— public judicial official
Slovene:
sodnica
— public judicial official
Lower Sorbian:
sudnik
— public judicial official
Lower Sorbian:
sudnikaŕ
— public judicial official
Lower Sorbian:
sudnica
— public judicial official
Upper Sorbian:
sudnik
— public judicial official
Upper Sorbian:
sudnica
— public judicial official
Sotho:
moahlodi
— public judicial official
Spanish:
juez
— public judicial official
Spanish:
jueza
— public judicial official
Spanish:
judgador (disused)
— public judicial official
Swahili:
hakimu
— public judicial official
Swahili:
jaji
— public judicial official
Swahili:
kadhi class V/VI
— public judicial official
Swedish:
domare
— public judicial official
Tagalog:
hukom
— public judicial official
Tagalog:
huwes
— public judicial official
Tajik:
қозӣ
(qozi)
— public judicial official
Tamil:
நீதிபதி
(nītipati)
— public judicial official
Tatar:
хаким
(xakim)
— public judicial official
Tatar:
судья
(sudʹya)
— public judicial official
Telugu:
న్యాయమూర్తి
(nyāyamūrti)
— public judicial official
Telugu:
న్యాయాధిపతి
(nyāyādhipati)
— public judicial official
Thai:
ตุลาการ
(dtù-laa-gaan)
— public judicial official
Thai:
ผู้พิพากษา
(pûu-pí-pâak-sǎa)
— public judicial official
Tibetan:
ཁྲིམ་དཔོན
(khrim dpon)
— public judicial official
Tibetan:
ཁྲིམས་དཔོན
(khrims dpon)
— public judicial official
Tigrinya:
ዳኛ
(daña)
— public judicial official
Tigrinya:
ፈራዲ
(färadi)
— public judicial official
Tocharian B:
prekṣenta
— public judicial official
Turkish:
hakim
— public judicial official
Turkish:
yargıç
— public judicial official
Ottoman Turkish:
قاضی
(kadı)
— public judicial official
Turkmen:
sudýa
— public judicial official
Turkmen:
sud
— public judicial official
Ugaritic:
𐎘𐎔𐎉
(ṯpṭ)
— public judicial official
Ukrainian:
суддя́
(suddjá)
— public judicial official
Urdu:
قاضی
(qāzī)
— public judicial official
Urdu:
جَج
(jaj)
— public judicial official
Uyghur:
قازى
(qazi)
— public judicial official
Uyghur:
سودىيە
(sodiye)
— public judicial official
Uzbek:
hakam
— public judicial official
Uzbek:
sudya
— public judicial official
Uzbek:
sud
— public judicial official
Venetan:
xudexe
— public judicial official
Vietnamese:
thẩm phán
— public judicial official
Vietnamese:
quan tòa
— public judicial official
Vietnamese:
pháp quan
— public judicial official
Walloon:
djudje
— public judicial official
Welsh:
barnwr
— public judicial official
Yiddish:
שופֿט
(shoyfet)
— public judicial official
Yiddish:
ריכטער
(rikhter)
— public judicial official
