judges

1. (noun) A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice. 2. (noun) A person who decides the fate of someone or something that has been called into question. 3. (noun) A person officiating at a sports event or similar. 4. (noun) A person who evaluates something or forms an opinion. 5. (verb) To sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on. 6. (verb) To sit in judgment, to act as judge. 7. (verb) To form an opinion on. 8. (verb) To arbitrate; to pass opinion on something, especially to settle a dispute etc. 9. (verb) To have as an opinion; to consider, suppose. 10. (verb) To form an opinion; to infer. 11. (verb) To criticize or label another person or thing.