Forjudge

Alternative forms

• forjuge Scotland
• forejudge

Origin

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 - + judge. Compare fordeem.

Full definition of forjudge

Verb

1. (transitive, obsolete except as a legal term) To exclude, oust, or dispossess by a judgement; prohibit (from).
2. (transitive, UK dialectal) To condemn judicially (to a penalty).

Derived terms

• forjudgement
• forjudger