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ius
Latin · ancient
"law, right"
law, right, combined with dicere (to say)
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iudicare
Latin · ancient
"to judge, to declare the law"
to judge, to declare the law, from ius (law) and dicere (to say)
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jugier
Old French · medieval
"to decide a legal case"
carried into French for deciding a legal case
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judge
English · 1200s
"a person who decides legal cases, or to form an opinion"
settled as the English word for a person who decides legal cases, or to form an opinion
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