adjudged
Declared after deliberation
Adjudged is the past tense of adjudge, meaning to decide or rule formally, especially in a legal context: The court adjudged him guilty.
It carries more weight than simply "judged"—implying an official determination with consequences: The property was adjudged to belong to the estate.
Outside legal settings, adjudged sounds formal or old-fashioned.
Stated with authority
- deemedRegarded as being
- pronouncedSpoken aloud formally
- ruledExercised sovereign authority
- foundDiscovered or established
held · determined · concluded · decided · certified · decreed · judged · considered
Official court decision
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- decisionSettled course of action
- rulingFormal legal determination
- findingConclusion from investigation
determination · decree · pronouncement · declaration · sentence · conviction · acquittal · order
Trial venue or sports surface
- judgeOne who decides
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- arbitratorOne who resolves disputes
- magistrateCivil judicial officer
bench · judiciary · plaintiff · defendant · litigation · trial · hearing · appeal
declared
Stated with authority
- deemedRegarded as being
- pronouncedSpoken aloud formally
- ruledExercised sovereign authority
found · held · determined · concluded · decided · certified · decreed · judged · considered · resolved
verdict
Official court decision
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- decisionSettled course of action
- rulingFormal legal determination
finding · determination · decree · pronouncement · declaration · sentence · conviction · acquittal · order · award
court
Trial venue or sports surface
- judgeOne who decides
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- arbitratorOne who resolves disputes
magistrate · bench · judiciary · plaintiff · defendant · litigation · trial · hearing · appeal · jurisdiction