judges
Courtroom decision makers
Judges are people who make official decisions.
In courts, judges preside over trials and render verdicts.
In competitions, judges evaluate performances and award scores.
The verb means to form an opinion or assessment: Don't judge me, She judged the distance carefully.
To judge someone is often to evaluate them critically: I'm not here to judge.
Who are you to judge?
Civil judicial officer
- justiceFair treatment under law
- benchShared seating surface
- gavelSmall ceremonial hammer
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
ruling · verdict · sentence · jurisdiction · chambers · robes · docket · deliberation
One who settles disputes
- refereeSports rule enforcer
- umpireSports match official
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- arbitratorOne who resolves disputes
moderator · neutral · dispute · resolution · binding · ruling · fairness · impartiality
Judge worth or quality
- evaluateDetermine value or quality
- appraiseDetermine value of
- critiqueDetailed evaluative analysis
- weighDetermine mass or ponder
consider · determine · discern · gauge · measure · estimate · rate · rank
Earning points in competition
- panelDistinct flat section
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- marksVisible signs or grades
- pointsUnits of tally
ranking · elimination · feedback · expertise · selection · audition · tryout · contestant
Earning points in competition
- deductionConclusion from premises
- executionCompleting a planned task
- difficultyState of being hard
- routineRegular sequence of actions
apparatus · vault · beam · floor · bars · rings · inquiry · panel
Earning points in competition
- cowboyMounted cattle herder
- ropingCatching with a lariat
- bulldoggingTackling steers by horns
- timeMeasured passage of moments
penalty · arena · chute · pickup · bullfighter · marking · professional · circuit
magistrate
Civil judicial officer
courtroom · ruling · verdict · sentence · jurisdiction · chambers · robes · docket · deliberation · appellate
arbiter
One who settles disputes
arbitrator · moderator · neutral · dispute · resolution · binding · ruling · fairness · impartiality · decision
assess
Judge worth or quality
weigh · consider · determine · discern · gauge · measure · estimate · rate · rank · score
scoring
Earning points in competition
points · ranking · elimination · feedback · expertise · selection · audition · tryout · contestant · round
scoring
Earning points in competition
- deductionConclusion from premises
- executionCompleting a planned task
- difficultyState of being hard
routine · apparatus · vault · beam · floor · bars · rings · inquiry · panel · chief
scoring
Earning points in competition
- cowboyMounted cattle herder
- ropingCatching with a lariat
- bulldoggingTackling steers by horns
time · penalty · arena · chute · pickup · bullfighter · marking · professional · circuit · standings
- justicecourtroom, trials, retributive justice, courts, gavel
- lawlaw, lawyer, lawyers, attorney, attorneys
- legal systemattorney, landmark cases, criminal cases, lawyers, legal precedents
- Baking Showcakes, pies, bread, cookies, pastries
- Battle of the Bandsstage, amplifiers, amps, drums, guitars
- Legal TVtrials, verdicts, testimony, evidence, cross-examination
judgesdefendants
Those facing prosecution
advocates · litigants · defense attorneys · plaintiffs · prosecutors
judgescontestants
Competition participants
competitors · applicants · candidates · examinees · subjects
- judgment dayFinal divine assessment
- snap judgmentRapid evaluation without deliberation
- judgment callDecision based on opinion
- pass judgmentReach official decision
- poor judgment
- judge and juryCombined legal authority
judge, judgment, judged, judging, misjudge, judgmental, misjudgment, prejudge, misjudged