[ad.judge] vt ad.judged ; ad.judg.ing [ME ajugen, fr. MF ajugier, fr. L adjudicare, fr. ad- + judicare to judge--more at judge] (14c) 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 "~ the book a success"
4: to award or grant judicially in a case of controversy