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Past Tense
adjudged
Past Participle
adjudged
Gerund
adjudging
3rd Person
adjudges
Adjudged is the past tense and past participle of 'adjudge', meaning officially decided or declared by a judge, court, or authorized body — often after careful consideration or legal process. Think of it as the formal stamp of authority on a decision: 'The court adjudged her claim valid,' not just 'they thought it was okay.'
The defendant was adjudged guilty after a three-week trial.
She was adjudged the winner of the national debate championship by unanimous panel decision.
The property was adjudged abandoned under state law after no owner responded for over a year.
The referee adjudged the goal invalid due to offside position.
He was adjudged mentally incompetent to stand trial following psychiatric evaluation.
judic
Comes from the Latin root 'judic-' (from 'judex', genitive 'judicis'), meaning 'judge' or 'to judge'. It conveys the core concept of legal evaluation, decision-making, or formal determination. Examples include adjudicate, adjudication, judgment, judicial, prejudice, abjure (via 'jurare', related to oath-taking in legal contexts).
ad
Comes from the Latin prefix 'ad-', meaning 'to' or 'toward'. It indicates direction, addition, or intensification. In 'adjudge', it signals movement toward a judgment — i.e., assigning or declaring something formally. Examples include adjudicate, adopt, adhere, adjust, address.