Antonyms for judges


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : juhj-iz
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒʌdʒ ɪz


Definition of judges

Origin :
  • mid-14c. (early 13c. as a surname), also judge-man; see judge (v.). In Hebrew history, it refers to a war leader vested with temporary power (e.g. Book of Judges), from Latin iudex being used to translate Hebrew shophet.
  • noun person who arbitrates
  • verb make decision from evidence; deduce
Example sentences :
  • Nor is there in this view any assault upon the court or the judges.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • You have made yourselves too much parties against me, to sit as my judges.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • Mr. Snow told me as gently as he could that the judges had ruled me out entirely.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • What have we to do with them, and who made us judges over you?
  • Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
  • The judges' decisions based on it were sound in logic and in law.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • This entrance was reserved for the judges, the competitors, and the heralds.
  • Extract from : « Buried Cities, Part 2 » by Jennie Hall
  • T was the fust chapter in Ruth, where it begins, 'In the days when the judges ruled.'
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • Judges lie in their official garb, and merchants with the emblems of their trade.
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
  • That's no affair of mine, Doctor; you will explain all that before your judges.
  • Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
  • It is not given to every one to be able to do it, but it depends on the will of God, who sees and judges.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

Synonyms for judges

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