adjudge
/əˈdʒʌdʒ/
verb
- To decide or declare officially, especially in a court of law or by an authority.
- The property was adjudged to belong to the original owner.
- The court adjudged the defendant guilty of the crime.
- The panel adjudged the painting the winner of the competition.
- To consider or judge someone or something to be a particular way.
- The critics adjudged the film a masterpiece.
- The experiment was adjudged a success by the scientists.
- She was adjudged the best player on the team.