judge : Idioms & Phrases
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noun a football official
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book of judges
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noun a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
Judges.
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District judge
- one who presides over a district court.
Webster 1913
field judge
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noun a football official
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ill-judged
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adjective satellite not given careful consideration
ill-considered; improvident; shortsighted.
- ill-considered actions often result in disaster
- an ill-judged attempt
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Ill"-judged` adjective
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Not well judged; unwise.
Webster 1913
Judge Advocate
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noun an officer assigned to the judge advocate general
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noun a staff officer serving as legal adviser to a military commander
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(Mil. & Nav.) , a person appointed to act as prosecutor at a court-martial; he acts as the representative of the government, as the responsible adviser of the court, and also, to a certain extent, as counsel for the accused, when he has no other counsel.
Webster 1913
judge advocate general
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noun the senior legal advisor to a branch of the military
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judge's robe
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noun a gown worn by academics or judges
academic gown; academic robe.
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Judge-Advocate General
- in the United States, the title of two officers, one attached to the War Department and having the rank of brigadier general, the other attached to the Navy Department and having the rank of colonel of marines or captain in the navy. The first is chief of the Bureau of Military Justice of the army, the other performs a similar duty for the navy. In England, the designation of a member of the ministry who is the legal adviser of the secretary of state for war, and supreme judge of the proceedings of courts-martial.
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line judge
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noun football official who assists the referee by keeping track of the official time during the game
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side judge
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noun a football official
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trial judge
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noun a judge in a trial court