/ əˈdʒʌdʒ; NAmE / verb
[ usually passive ] ( formal ) to make a decision about sb/sth based on the facts that are available :
[ vn - adj ]
The company was adjudged bankrupt.
[ vn - n ]
The tour was adjudged a success.
[ vn to inf ]
The reforms were generally adjudged to have failed.
HELP NOTE : This pattern is only used in the passive.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French ajuger , from Latin adjudicare , from ad- to + judicare , from judex , judic- a judge.