judges

A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.

A person who decides the fate of someone or something that has been called into question.

A person officiating at a sports event or similar.

“At a boxing match, the decision of the judges is final.”

A person who evaluates something or forms an opinion.

“She is a good judge of wine.”

To sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on.

“A higher power will judge you after you are dead.”

To sit in judgment, to act as judge.

“Justices in this country judge without appeal.”

To form an opinion on.

“I judge a man’s character by the cut of his suit.”

To arbitrate; to pass opinion on something, especially to settle a dispute etc.

“We cannot both be right: you must judge between us.”

To have as an opinion; to consider, suppose.

“I judge it safe to leave the house once again.”

To form an opinion; to infer.

“I judge from the sky that it might rain later.”

To criticize or label another person or thing.