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judge

noun [C] (PERSON)
 
 
/dʒʌdʒ/

Definition

B2 a person who is in charge of a trial in a court and decides how a person who is guilty of a crime should be punished, or who makes decisions on legal matters: a British high-court judge a US Supreme Court judgeJudges and juries
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