forejudge
forejudge is the alternative form of forjudge.
Meaning of forjudge
Verb
forjudge (third-person singular simple present forjudges, present participle forjudging, simple past and past participle forjudged)
- To exclude, oust, or dispossess by a judgment; prohibit (from).
- And it is enacted by the ſtatute 5 Edw. III. c. 9 that no man ſhall be forejudged of life or limb, contrary to the great charter and the law of the land: and again, by ſtatute 28 Ed. III. c. 3, that no man ſhall be put to death, without being brought to anſwer by due proceſs of law.1765, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England. Book the First, Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 129–130
- To condemn judicially (to a penalty).
Verb
forejudge (third-person singular simple present forejudges, present participle forejudging, simple past and past participle forejudged)
- To judge beforehand; prejudge.
- Man doth willingly apply other mens sayings to the advantage of the opinions he hath fore-judged [translating prejugées] in himselfe.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
- His defence was so compact and effortless, the feet always in position so swiftly and so correctly, and the bat so brushingly close to the front foot or the body that it was again as of old as if each ball had been forejudged uncannily by some cricketer's act of clairvoyance.1958, The Bedside "Guardian"
Forms of forejudge
| third-person singular present | forejudges |
|---|---|
| present participle | forejudging |
| past participle | forejudged |
| past | forejudged |
Origin of forejudge
From Middle English forjugen. See forjudge.
From fore- + judge.
Words formed from forejudge
Questions about forejudge
- What does forejudge mean?
- Forejudge means to judge beforehand; prejudge.
- What is forejudge the alternative form of?
- Forejudge is the alternative form of forjudge.
- What part of speech is forejudge?
- Forejudge is a verb.
- What is the past tense of forejudge?
- The past tense of forejudge is forejudged.
Words near forejudge in the dictionary
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