deem

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is a fairly formal word, often used in legal contexts, for 'judge, consider', and is followed either by a complement without as or by a to-infinitive:

He was a senior policeman, and as such deemed to be unflappable—B. Mather, 1973

In Ireland what a man said was deemed more important than what he did—Times Literary Supplement, 1980

Many in the cyber-security world...were deemed to have a vested interest in exaggeration—Daily Telegraph, 2007.

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verb

1. To have an opinion: believe, consider, hold, opine, think. Informal figure, judge. Idioms: be of the opinion. See opinion.
2. To look upon in a particular way: account, consider, esteem, reckon, regard, see, view. See perspective.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To hold; consider; adjudge; believe; condemn; determine; treat as if; construe.

To deem is to consider something as having certain characteristics. If an act is deemed a crime by law, then it is held to be a crime. If someone is deemed liable for damages, then he or she will have to pay them.

IN BRIEF: To have an opinion; to judge.

We deem those happy who, from the experience of life, have learned to bear its ills, without being overcome by them. — Juvenal, Roman lawyer and satirist.

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For a list of words related to deem, see:

• Belief and Conception - deem: believe; hold as an opinion
• Judgments and Critiques - deem: (vb) judge; hold an opinion of

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See words rhyming with "Deeming."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Deem.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - anse for, skønne, betragte som
v. intr. - mene, tænke

Nederlands (Dutch)
achten

Français (French)
v. tr. - estimer, considérer, juger
v. intr. - estimer, considérer, juger, penser que

Deutsch (German)
v. - erachten für

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - θεωρώ, φρονώ, κρίνω, εκτιμώ

Italiano (Italian)
reputare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - julgar

Русский (Russian)
считать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - considerar, estimar, juzgar
v. intr. - considerar, estimar, juzgar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - anse, tro

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
认为, 以为, 视作, 持某种看法, 作某种评价

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 認為, 以為, 視作
v. intr. - 持某種看法, 作某種評價

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~으로 여기다
v. intr. - 생각하다, (잠이) 깊은

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 考える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعتقد, يعتبر, يرى رأيا ب ( شئ أو شخص)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮העריך, האמין, סבר‬
v. intr. - ‮העריך, האמין, סבר‬

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