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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. declare to be;
- Example: "She was declared incompetent"
- Example: "judge held that the defendant was innocent"
[syn: declare, adjudge, hold]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Adjudge \Ad*judge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adjudged; p. pr. & vb. n. Adjudging.] [OE. ajugen, OF. ajugier, fr. L. adjudicare; ad + judicare to judge. See Judge, and cf. Adjudicate.] 1. To award judicially in the case of a controverted question; as, the prize was adjudged to the victor. [1913 Webster] 2. To determine in the exercise of judicial power; to decide or award judicially; to adjudicate; as, the case was adjudged in the November term. [1913 Webster] 3. To sentence; to condemn. [1913 Webster] Without reprieve, adjudged to death For want of well pronouncing Shibboleth. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 4. To regard or hold; to judge; to deem. [1913 Webster] He adjudged him unworthy of his friendship. --Knolles. [1913 Webster] Syn: To decree; award; determine; adjudicate; ordain; assign. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

adjudge v 1: declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent" [syn: declare, adjudge, hold]