JUDGE, JUDGING
ADJECTIVES
► JUDGE-LED led or presided over by a judge → 1857
► JUDGMATIC befitting or reminiscent of a judge, esp. in manner → 1787 colloq.
► JUDGMATICAL befitting or reminiscent of a judge, esp. in manner → 1709 colloq.
► JUDICATORIAL relating to a judge; judicial → a1656
► JUSTICIARY relating to the administration of justice, or to judges or justices → 1581
► RIGHTEOUS-DOOMOUS judging well or rightly → a1400 obs.
ADVERBS
► JUDGMATICALLY in the manner of a judge; judiciously → 1709 colloq.
► JUDICIARILY by way of a legal judgement; in the office or capacity of judge → 1611
NOUNS
► BARRATRY in Sc. law: the acceptance of bribes by a judge → 1773
► SYNDICATION a judging → 1650 obs.
NOUNS – PERSON
► ACCEPTOR a judge who is influenced by the personal acceptableness of individuals, one who shows partiality on personal grounds; a person who shows undue partiality or favouritism → c1384
► ADJUDGER a person who adjudges something; an adjudicator; a judge → 1821
► ADJUDICATOR a person who adjudicates; a judge → 1705
► BARNABY RUDGE a judge → 1960 rhyming sl.
► BARRATER ► BARRATOR a judge who takes bribes → 1864
► BEAGLE a lawyer; a judge → 1975 US criminals’ sl., arch. (Bk.)
► BEAK a judge, magistrate or justice of the peace → c1600 Eng. dial. & sl.
► BEAK-GANDER a judge of the Superior or High Courts → 1889 sl. (Bk.)
► BEEKS a judge, magistrate or justice of the peace → c1600 sl.
► BENCH the judge or magistrate sitting in the seat of justice → 1518
► BENCHER one who officially sits on a bench; a magistrate, judge, parliamentarian, assessor, senator, alderman, etc. → 1279
► BENCHMAN a (male) judge or magistrate sitting in court → 1658
► BENCH NIB ► BENCH NIBS a judge → 1930 criminals’ sl.
► BIG BOY a high court judge; the judge of the Supreme Court; a term of address implying recognition → 1929
► BIG WIG a magistrate or judge; from the wigs they wear → 1829 sl.
► BLACK JACK a judge or magistrate → 1900 UK criminals’ sl. obs.
► BLACKSTONE a judge → 1945 criminals’ sl. (Bk.)
► CATCH-COIN a greedy or covetous judge → 1611 obs.
► CHOCOLATE (FUDGE) a judge, esp. one who shows leniency → 1992 UK rhyming sl.
► COVE WITH A JAZEY a judge → 1896 sl. (Bk.)
► DANIEL an exemplary judge; a person of infallible judgement → 1898
► DEEMER a judge → c950 obs.
► DEEMSTER a judge → 1748 obs.
► DICTOUR a ruler, judge or guardian → c1440 obs.
► HACKAM ► HACKHAM ► HACKUM ► HAKIM an official with judicial authority; a judge; a governor; also, the administrative head of a particular district → 1585-90 esp. Middle East & South Asia usage
► HANGING JUDGE a very severe judge; one who will favour the prosecution and then impose a severe sentence → 1847
► HARD RAPPER a severe judge → 1933 US prison sl.
► HEAD BEAK a judge → 1871 US criminals’ sl.
► HEARER one who hears causes; a judge → 1535 obs.
► HIGH BEAK a judge, governor, president, or other top official → 1859 criminals’ sl. (Bk.)
► HIGH BLOKE a judge → 1881 US criminals’ sl.
► HIGH JUSTICE a supreme judge; a Chief Justice; a high court judge; also, occasionally, the supreme arbiter → c1380
► HIS NIBS a judge, a chief of police, the police magistrate → 1930 US sl.
► INKY SMUDGE a judge → 1936 UK rhyming sl.
► JUDGE CARL a judge → 1818 obs.
► JUDGE LYNCH a hypothetical judge who tries and sentences alleged offenders under lynch law → 1835 orig. & chiefly US
► JUDGE MAN a judge → c1410
► JUDGESS a female judge; a woman who judges → 1535
► JUDICANT a person who makes a judgement; a judge → 1570
► JUDICATOR a judge → 1613
► JUGE a judge → 1882
► JURIST one who practices in law; a lawyer; also, a judge → 1481 obs.
► JUSTICER a judge, a magistrate → 1605
► JUSTICIARY a person who administers justice; a judge, a magistrate → 1531
► KADEE ► KADI in Mohammedan nations: a judge who passes sentence in all cases of law → 1590
► LAMB-SKIN-MEN the judges of the several courts → a1700 obs.
► MODERATOR a person who acts as an arbitrator between disputants; an arbiter, an umpire, a judge; also, a mediator → 1556
► MONK a supreme court judge → 1931 US criminals’ sl.
► MOOLVEE a judge or doctor of the law → 1890 Anglo-Indian (Bk.)
► NOB IN THE FUR TRADE a judge → 1838 sl.
► PUNY a junior judge → 1599 obs,
► RAPPER a judge → 1920s US criminals’ sl.
► SINKER a judge → 1929 criminals’ sl.
► SYNDICATOR a judge; one who judges → 1610 obs.
► VANILLA FUDGE a judge → 1980s Aust. rhyming sl.
► WHITE WIG a person who wears a white wig; a lawyer or judge, esp. a newly qualified one → 1673
VERBS
► DEEM to give or pronounce judgement; to act as judge, to sit in judgement; to give one’s decision, sentence, or opinion; to arbitrate → c825 obs.
► I-DEME to deem, to judge → a900 obs.
► JUDICATE to judge → 1577
► MEASURE OTHER PEOPLE’S CORN BY ONE’S OWN BUSHEL to apply one’s own standard to others; to judge others by oneself → 1696
► RIGHT to govern, to rule, to judge → a1000 obs.