adjudge
ad.judge \*-'j*j\ vt [ME ajugen, fr. MF ajudier, fr. L adjudicare, fr. ad- +] judicare to judge - more at JUDGE 1a: to decide or rule upon as a judge : ADJUDICATE 1b: to pronounce judicially : RULE archaic 2: SENTENCE, CONDEMN 3: to hold or pronounce to be : DEEM 4: to award or grant judicially