Judges

n. 7th book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under political and religious leaders known as the judges

v. preside over a court trial and make decisions; rule, determine; criticize; assess; act as a judge

n. one who presides over court trials; one who chooses the winner in a contest, arbiter; expert, critic

A judge or justice is an official who presides over a court. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions.
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Noun
1. a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
(synonym) Book of Judges
(hypernym) book
(part-holonym) Prophets, Nebiim

Noun
1. a public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice
(synonym) justice, jurist, magistrate
(hypernym) official, functionary
(hyponym) chief justice
(derivation) adjudicate, try
2. an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality
(synonym) evaluator
(hypernym) authority
(hyponym) appraiser, valuator
(derivation) estimate, gauge, approximate, guess
Verb
1. determine the result of (a competition)
(hypernym) decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate
(hyponym) referee, umpire
(derivation) evaluator
2. form an opinion of or pass judgment on; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"
(hypernym) think, cogitate, cerebrate
(hyponym) rate, rank, range, order, grade, place
(derivation) evaluator
3. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
(synonym) estimate, gauge, approximate, guess
(hypernym) calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
(hyponym) quantize, quantise
(derivation) evaluator
4. pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"
(synonym) pronounce, label
(hypernym) declare, adjudge, hold
(hyponym) acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate
(derivation) judgment, judgement, assessment
5. 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"
(synonym) adjudicate, try
(hypernym) decide, make up one's mind, determine
(hyponym) court-martial
(derivation) justice, jurist, magistrate

Officials in a tournament responsible for upholding the spirit and the rules determined by the sponsor. Charnay and King René both refer to the judges as diseurs.

A public official with authority to hear cases and pass sentence in a court of law. Forums such as the European Judicial Network and Eurojust facilitate cooperation between judges throughout the EU. (See judicial-criminal: Eurojust, European judicial network Judicial cooperation in criminal matters)