ALL meanings of judges
Judg·es
J j - noun judges a public officer authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law; a magistrate charged with the administration of justice. 1
- noun judges a person appointed to decide in any competition, contest, or matter at issue; authorized arbiter: the judges of a beauty contest. 1
- noun judges a person qualified to pass a critical judgment: a good judge of horses. 1
- noun judges an administrative head of Israel in the period between the death of Joshua and the accession to the throne by Saul. 1
- noun judges (especially in rural areas) a county official with supervisory duties, often employed part-time or on an honorary basis. 1
- verb with object judges to pass legal judgment on; pass sentence on (a person): The court judged him guilty. 1
- verb with object judges to hear evidence or legal arguments in (a case) in order to pass judgment; adjudicate; try: The Supreme Court is judging that case. 1
- verb with object judges to form a judgment or opinion of; decide upon critically: You can't judge a book by its cover. 1
- verb with object judges to decide or settle authoritatively; adjudge: The censor judged the book obscene and forbade its sale. 1
- verb with object judges to infer, think, or hold as an opinion; conclude about or assess: He judged her to be correct. 1
- verb with object judges to make a careful guess about; estimate: We judged the distance to be about four miles. 1
- verb with object judges (of the ancient Hebrew judges) to govern. 1
- verb without object judges to act as a judge; pass judgment: No one would judge between us. 1
- verb without object judges to form an opinion or estimate: I have heard the evidence and will judge accordingly. 1
- verb without object judges to make a mental judgment. 1
- noun judges Plural form of judge. 1
- noun judges the book of the Old Testament recounting the history of Israel under the warrior champions and national leaders known as judges from the death of Joshua to the birth of Samuel 0
- noun judges a book of the Bible telling the history of the Jews from the death of Joshua to the birth of Samuel 0