a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice (同)justice, jurist
put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials" (同)adjudicate, try
the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants" (同)judgement, assessment
(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it (同)judgement, judicial decision
the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions (同)judgement, sound judgment, sound judgement, perspicacity
the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions (同)judgement, judging
an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind" (同)judgement, mind
to travel for the purpose of discovery (同)geographic expedition
a careful systematic search
a systematic consideration; "he called for a careful exploration of the consequences"
a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation; "he made an audit of all the plants on his property"; "an energy efficiency audit"; "an email log audit"
attend academic courses without getting credit
examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification; "audit accounts and tax returns" (同)scrutinize, scrutinise, inspect