<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A public officer authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law; a magistrate charged with the administration of justice.</li><li>A person appointed to decide in any competition, contest, or matter at issue; authorized arbiter.</li><li>A person qualified to pass a critical judgment; a good judge of horses.</li><li>An administrative head of Israel in the period between the death of Joshua and the accession to the throne by Saul.</li><li>A county official with supervisory duties, often employed part-time or on an honorary basis.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>To pass legal judgment on; pass sentence on (a person).</li><li>To hear evidence or legal arguments in (a case) in order to pass judgment; adjudicate; try.</li><li>To form a judgment or opinion of; decide upon critically.</li><li>To decide or settle authoritatively; adjudge.</li><li>To infer, think, or hold as an opinion; conclude about or assess.</li><li>To make a careful guess about; estimate.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>To act as a judge; pass judgment.</li><li>To form an opinion or estimate.</li></ul>