PoliticsAugust 16, 2026

adjudged

uh-JUDJD

Definition

Formally or officially declared, judged, or determined to be a certain way.

Etymology

Derived from the Old French 'ajuger', which came from the Latin 'adjudicare', meaning to award as a judge or to grant something to someone by judicial sentence.

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