ADJUDGE


Meaning of ADJUDGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈjəj ]

transitive verb

( ad·judged ; ad·judg·ing )

Etymology: Middle English ajugen, from Anglo-French ajuger, from Latin adjudicare, from ad- + judicare to judge — more at judge

Date: 14th century

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

adjudge the book a success

4. : to award or grant judicially in a case of controversy

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.