tr.v., -judged, -judg·ing, -judg·es.

1. 1. To determine or decide by judicial procedure; adjudicate.
   2. To order judicially; rule.
   3. To award (damages, for example) by law.
2. To regard, consider, or deem: was adjudged incompetent.

[Middle English ajugen, from Old French ajuger, from Latin adiūdicāre. See adjudicate.]

verb

To make a decision about (a controversy or dispute, for example) after deliberation, as in a court of law: adjudicate, arbitrate, decide, decree, determine, judge, referee, rule, umpire. See decide/hesitate, law.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To determine by a judge; to pass on and decide judicially.

A person adjudged guilty is one who has been convicted in court.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: declare to be
  Synonyms: declare, hold

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - pådømme, fælde dom i, afgøre

Nederlands (Dutch)
oordelen over, rechtmatig toekennen, veroordelen

Français (French)
v. tr. - déclarer, (Jur) prononcer, décider, adjuger, accorder à qn

Deutsch (German)
v. - erklären für, befinden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κρίνω, αποφαίνομαι, επιδικάζω, απονέμω, κατακυρώνω

Italiano (Italian)
giudicare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ajuizar, julgar, ordenar, decretar, condenar, sentenciar, adjudicar

Русский (Russian)
выносить приговор, решение

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - juzgar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - döma, tilldöma

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
宣判, 把...判给, 判决

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 宣判, 把...判給, 判決

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 판결하다, 재판하다, 생각하다, 심사한 뒤 수여하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 判決する, 与える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقضي, يحكم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חרץ משפט, פסק, קבע, העניק‬

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