English Explanatory Dictionary

forjudge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To exclude, oust, or dispossess by a judgment; prohibit (from).
  2. To condemn judicially (to a penalty).

Word forms

forjudge forjudges forjudging forjudged forjuge forejudge

Etymology

From Middle English forjugen; in sense 1, from Old French fourjugier (“to judge illegally, dispossess”); in sense 2, from Middle English for- + jugen (“to judge”), equivalent to for- + judge. Compare fordeem.

Derived words

forjudgement forjudger
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