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judge

judge

Meaning of judge

a person who decides legal cases

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British English/dʒʌdʒ/
American English/dʒʌdʒ/
Russian transcription[sʊˈdʲja]
judge
judge - судья
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judge with Russian translation

judge usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Судья внимательно выслушал обе стороны.

The judge listened carefully to both sides.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Судья вынес справедливое решение.

The judge gave a fair decision.

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judge synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between judge / juror / magistrate / referee / arbiter / umpire

🇬🇧English
judge

the same word as the headword; a person who decides legal cases

B1Very Often

The judge listened to both sides before making a decision.

Судья выслушал обе стороны, прежде чем вынести решение.

J
🇬🇧English
juror

a person on a jury who helps decide the verdict, not the legal judge

B1Often

The juror asked a question during the trial.

Присяжный задал вопрос во время суда.

M
🇬🇧English
magistrate

a lower-ranking judicial officer, often handling minor legal matters

B1Often

The magistrate heard the case in a local court.

Мировой судья рассматривал дело в местном суде.

R
🇬🇧English
referee

an official who makes decisions in a sports game or contest, not a legal judge

B1Very Often

The referee stopped the match after the foul.

Судья остановил матч после нарушения.

A
🇬🇧English
arbiter

a person who settles a dispute or makes an authoritative decision, often in a formal or abstract sense

B1Rarely

The arbiter helped settle the disagreement between the companies.

Арбитр помог урегулировать спор между компаниями.

U
🇬🇧English
umpire

an official in certain sports who makes decisions during play, not a legal judge

B1Often

The umpire called the ball out.

Судья объявил мяч аутом.

A
🇬🇧English
adjudicator

a person who gives an official decision in a dispute, often in legal or formal contexts

B1Rarely

The adjudicator ruled on the complaint.

Адjudicator вынес решение по жалобе.

🇬🇧English

a judge on a higher court, especially in some countries

B1Often

The justice delivered the court's opinion.

Судья высшего суда огласил мнение суда.

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How to pronounce judge and what this word means

judge translation: судья. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce judge

/dʒʌdʒ/

judge translation

судья

judge examples

The judge listened carefully to both sides.

judge transcription

/dʒʌdʒ/, /dʒʌdʒ/

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judge meaning: what does it mean?

a person who decides legal cases

judge pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

judge is pronounced as /dʒʌdʒ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

judge definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The judge listened carefully to both sides. Translation: Судья внимательно выслушал обе стороны.

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