adjudging
Rendering a verdict
Adjudging is the act of formally judging or deciding something, particularly in legal or official contexts.
A court adjudges a defendant guilty or innocent; a committee adjudges competing entries.
The word carries more weight than simply deciding—it implies authority and finality: The panel finished adjudging the submissions by noon.
Making a choice
- determiningEstablishing with certainty
- pronouncingUttering with voice
- declaringFormally stating something
- decreeingIssuing authoritative orders
ruling · finding · holding · ordering · awarding · granting · settling · arbitrating
Evaluating worth or significance
- evaluatingJudging quality or worth
- appraisingEstimating value or quality
- judgingForming an opinion
- weighingMeasuring mass or heft
considering · examining · scrutinizing · analyzing · rating · ranking · grading · estimating
Trial venue or sports surface
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- benchShared seating surface
- judgeOne who decides
- magistrateCivil judicial officer
arbitrator · hearing · proceeding · case · litigation · judgment · decree · award
deciding
Making a choice
- determiningEstablishing with certainty
- pronouncingUttering with voice
- declaringFormally stating something
decreeing · ruling · finding · holding · ordering · awarding · granting · settling · arbitrating · umpiring
assessing
Evaluating worth or significance
- evaluatingJudging quality or worth
- appraisingEstimating value or quality
- judgingForming an opinion
weighing · considering · examining · scrutinizing · analyzing · rating · ranking · grading · estimating · measuring
court
Trial venue or sports surface
magistrate · arbitrator · hearing · proceeding · case · litigation · judgment · decree · award · finding
adjudgingguessing
Estimating without certainty
speculating · conjecturing · shooting from the hip · surmising · assuming
adjudgingdeferring
Postponing or yielding respectfully
abstaining · recusing · passing · tabling · postponing
adjudgingopining
Expressing a judgment
wondering · questioning · speculating · spitballing · musing