forjudge

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word forjudge. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word forjudge, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say forjudge in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word forjudge you have here. The definition of the word forjudge will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition offorjudge, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Alternative forms

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.

Verb

forjudge (third-person singular simple present forjudges, present participle forjudging, simple past and past participle forjudged)

  1. (transitive, obsolete except as a legal term) To exclude, oust, or dispossess by a judgment; prohibit (from).
  2. (transitive, dialectal in British) To condemn judicially (to a penalty).

Derived terms