JUDGE
What does "JUDGE" mean?
A public official with authority to hear and decide cases in a court of law.
Meanings
- An officer who presides over a court and decides questions of law and fact. The judge instructed the jury before they retired to deliberate.
- A person who decides the winner of a competition or who assesses merit. A panel of three judges scored each dish on taste and presentation.
- To form an opinion about, or to decide officially. Don't judge a book by its cover.
Word origin
From Latin 'iudex' (one who points out the law), combining 'ius' (law, right) and a root of 'dicere' (to say); via Old French 'juge' into English.
Remember it
A JUDGE must JUDGE: the word both names the person and the act, so spell it once and use it twice.
A little poem
The gavel falls; the verdict's read aloud-
yet who weighs the one who weighs the crowd?
couplet
Wordplay
- Why did the judge bring a ladder to court? To preside over a higher case.
What it teaches
The quickest verdict you hand down is usually about yourself, disguised as one about someone else.
Quick facts
What does JUDGE mean?
A public official with authority to hear and decide cases in a court of law.
Is JUDGE a valid word?
Yes — JUDGE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is JUDGE?
JUDGE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does JUDGE come from?
From Latin 'iudex' (one who points out the law), combining 'ius' (law, right) and a root of 'dicere' (to say); via Old French 'juge' into English.
What can JUDGE teach us?
The quickest verdict you hand down is usually about yourself, disguised as one about someone else.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.