# adjudged

/əˈdʒədʒd/ (US) · /ɐdʒˈʌdʒd/ (UK) · CEFR C2 · Verb

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/adjudged
Updated: 2026-10-18

## Definition

to officially decide that a person or thing has a particular legal status or quality, often after a trial. You see it in court decisions and formal reports.

For teachers: past tense and past participle of 'adjudge'; to declare or decide by judicial authority, or to deem someone or something to have a specified status or quality.

## Examples

- The judge has adjudged the claim valid.
- After a week-long trial, the defendant was adjudged guilty and ordered to pay damages.
- Though long adjudged a minor administrative dispute, the case later reshaped property law when higher courts revisited the original ruling.

## Synonyms

declare, Judge, find, rule, hold, pronounce

## Usage notes

- Transitive; typically takes an object plus complement, as in 'adjudged him guilty' or 'adjudged to be invalid'.

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