judge
Presides over trials
A judge is a public official who presides over legal proceedings, hearing evidence and ruling on matters of law.
Judges interpret statutes, instruct juries, and issue sentences.
The word extends to anyone who evaluates or decides: a judge at a baking competition, a good judge of character.
To judge is to form an opinion or make a determination: Don't judge me.
The verb often carries connotations of criticism or disapproval: She felt judged by her in-laws.
Who are you to judge?
Judicial proceedings chamber
- gavelSmall ceremonial hammer
- benchShared seating surface
- magistrateCivil judicial officer
- juristLegal expert or scholar
tribunal · decree · injunction · jurisdiction · chambers · testimony · litigation · plaintiff
Sports rule enforcer
- umpireSports match official
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- adjudicatorOne rendering formal decisions
- moderatorOne who presates proceedings
panelist · competition · contest · scoring · impartial · decision · ruling · standards
Aggressive act against another
- parryDefensive blade deflection
- riposteSwift clever reply
- lungeSudden forward movement
- boutLimited stretch of something
épée · foil · saber · piste · touché · thrust · referee · scoring
Judge worth or quality
- appraiseDetermine value of
- discernPerceive with careful attention
- weighDetermine mass or ponder
- determineEstablish through investigation
consider · gauge · measure · scrutinize · analyze · critique · review · rate
Expressing disapproval or importance
- condemnDeclare wrong or guilty
- disapproveJudge as wrong
- moralizePontificate about ethics
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
opinionated · sanctimonious · holier-than-thou · finger-wagging · side-eye · look down on · jump to conclusions
Peaceable Hebrew name
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- discernmentKeen perception and judgment
- DeborahFeminine Hebrew appellation
- SamsonBiblical figure with hair-bound might
Gideon · Israel · leadership · deliverance · scripture · Old Testament · prophetic · righteous
courtroom
Judicial proceedings chamber
- gavelSmall ceremonial hammer
- benchShared seating surface
- magistrateCivil judicial officer
jurist · tribunal · decree · injunction · jurisdiction · chambers · testimony · litigation · plaintiff · defendant
referee
Sports rule enforcer
- umpireSports match official
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- adjudicatorOne rendering formal decisions
moderator · panelist · competition · contest · scoring · impartial · decision · ruling · standards · criteria
attack
Aggressive act against another
bout · épée · foil · saber · piste · touché · thrust · referee · scoring · priority
assess
Judge worth or quality
determine · consider · gauge · measure · scrutinize · analyze · critique · review · rate · rank
critical
Expressing disapproval or importance
- condemnDeclare wrong or guilty
- disapproveJudge as wrong
- moralizePontificate about ethics
harsh · opinionated · sanctimonious · holier-than-thou · finger-wagging · side-eye · look down on · jump to conclusions
Solomon
Peaceable Hebrew name
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- discernmentKeen perception and judgment
- DeborahFeminine Hebrew appellation
Samson · Gideon · Israel · leadership · deliverance · scripture · Old Testament · prophetic · righteous · divine authority
- jobsdoctor, administrator, lawyer, teacher, nurse
- occupationsdoctor, teacher, baker, lawyer, nurse
- courtroomjury, oath taking, lawyer, bench, gavel
- legallawyer, jury, trial, verdict, case
- legal systemattorney, landmark cases, criminal cases, lawyers, legal precedents
- appointed positionsambassador, cabinet member, commissioner, director, chairman
- judgment dayFinal divine assessment
- snap judgmentRapid evaluation without deliberation
- judgment callDecision based on opinion
- pass judgmentReach official decision
- judgement dayEnd-times divine verdict
- poor judgment
judgment, judged, prejudice, judges, judging, misjudge, prejudiced, judicious, judgmental