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| ad·judge [ ə júj ] (past and past participle ad·judged, present participle ad·judg·ing, 3rd person present singular ad·judg·es) |
transitive verb |
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1. make judgment about somebody or something: to judge somebody or something in a particular way
 She was adjudged to be an accomplished musician.
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2. determine something judicially: to decide something in a judicial proceeding
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3. decree something legally: to pronounce something by law
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| [14th century. Via Old French ajuger< Latin adjudicare (see adjudicate)] |