forjudge
forjudge verb: to exclude, oust, or dispossess by a judgment; prohibit (from).
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).
Forms of forjudge
| third-person singular present | forjudges |
|---|---|
| present participle | forjudging |
| past participle | forjudged |
| past | forjudged |
| alternative form | forjuge |
| alternative form | forejudge |
Origin of forjudge
From Middle English forjugen; in sense 1, from Old French fourjugier (“to judge illegally, dispossess”); in sense 2, from Middle English for- + jugen (“to judge”), equivalent to for- + judge. Compare fordeem.
Words formed from forjudge
- forjudgement
- forjudger
Questions about forjudge
- What does forjudge mean?
- Forjudge means to exclude, oust, or dispossess by a judgment; prohibit (from).
- What part of speech is forjudge?
- Forjudge is a verb.
- What is the past tense of forjudge?
- The past tense of forjudge is forjudged.
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