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1. The cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
   - judgment, judgement

1. Form a critical opinion of
   "I cannot judge some works of modern art";
   - evaluate, pass judgment
    
2. Determine the result of (a competition)
   "Hollywood stars to judge short films contest"
    
3. Form an estimate of (quantities or time)
   "I judge this chicken to weigh three pounds";
   - estimate, gauge, approximate, guess
    
4. Officially declare a judgment on someone
   "They judged him unfit to work here";
   - pronounce, label
    
5. Hear a case and sit as the judge at a trial or hearing
   - adjudicate, try

Type of: adjudge, adjudicate, calculate, cerebrate, cipher, cogitate, compute, cypher, decide, deciding, decision making, declare, determine, figure [N. Amer], hold, make up one's mind, reckon, resolve, settle, think, work out

Encyclopedia: Judging