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pass judgment

verb

form a critical opinion of

- I cannot judge some works of modern art

- How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people

• Derivationally related forms: ↑judge (for: ↑judge), ↑judgment (for: ↑judge), ↑judging (for: ↑judge), ↑evaluative (for: ↑evaluate)

• Hypernyms: ↑think, ↑cogitate, ↑cerebrate

• Hyponyms:

• Verb Frames:

- Something ——s something Adjective/Noun

- Somebody ——s something

- Somebody ——s somebody

- Somebody ——s somebody to INFINITIVE

- Somebody ——s that CLAUSE

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(of a court or judge) give a decision concerning a defendant or legal matter

he passed judgment on the accused

■ criticize or condemn someone from a position of assumed moral superiority

Useful english dictionary. 2012.