judge advocate

[ADVOCATE.] Judge, *jugen, v. i . & t . [ Fr.juger ; Sp.juzgar ; Port . julgar ; Ital. giudicare , from Lat. judico , from judex (gen it. judicis )=a judge (q. v.).] A. Intransitive : 1. To hear and determine upon a case; to give sentence; to act as a judge. "Ye judge not for man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the judgment."-2 Chronicles xix. 6. 2. To form or give an opinion; to come to a conclusion by comparison and consideration of facts, ideas, and propositions. "Thus judged , as is their wont, the crowd, Till murmur rose to clamors loud."