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The German word for judge is
Richter





judge

Gender

The gender of Richter is masculine. E.g. der Richter. The feminine form is die Richterin.

German Definition


judge
     Substantiv:
     [1] Recht: Richter
     [2] Schiedsrichter, Preisrichter
     [3] Kenner, Sachverständiger
          [1] „Tell the judge I'm a nice nigga, good nigga.“
            Sag dem Richter ich bin ein netter und guter Nigger.
     Verb:
     [1] (transitiv) die Verhandlung führen über, (einen Fall) verhandeln, richten
     [2] (transitiv) die Entscheidung treffen in (einem Wettbewerb)
     [3] (transitiv) beurteilen, urteilen über
     [4] (transitiv) halten für, ansehen als, (ab)schätzen
     [5] Recht sprechen, richten, das Urteil fällen
     [6] entscheiden, urteilen
     [7] vermuten, annehmen



Translations for judge and their definitions

richten
     v. to direct, to point (e.g. a weapon)
          Richte diese Waffe nicht auf mich! - Don't point that gun at me!
     v. to fix, to rectify, to put right
          Wer kann diese Krise richten? - Who can solve this crisis?
     v. to straighten (something bent or tilted or not lined up properly); to right
          Kannst du den Löffel auch richten? - Can you also straighten the spoon?
          zugrunde richten. - to destroy (to level to the ground).
     v. to be directed (of emotions, words, etc.); to turn (toward) (of a look, one's eyes, gaze, etc.)
          Keine Sorge, ihre Wut richtet sich nicht gegen Sie. - Don't worry, her anger isn't directed at you.
     v. to judge
     v. to follow the lead of, to abide by (+preo, nach) (to adjust one's behavior according to a person, rule etc.)
          Das ist mir egal; ich richte mich nach dir. - I don't care, I will follow your lead
     v. to depend ((+preo, nach, on)) (impersonal)
          Der Wechselkurs richtet sich nach den politischen Geschehnissen. - The exchange rate depends on political events.
     v. to execute, to put to death


Richter
     n. judge
     Proper noun. surname, from=occupations
     Proper noun. Judges: Book of Judges (book of the Bible)


Richterin
     n-f. female judge


Verurteilen
     n. gerund of verurteilen
     v. (law) to convict, condemn, sentence
          Der Angeklagte wurde verurteilt. - The accused was convicted.
          Der Angeklagte wurde zu einer Geldstrafe verurteilt. - The accused was sentenced to pay a fine.
     v. to condemn, strongly denounce
          Die Regierung verurteilte den Terroranschlag. - The government condemned the terrorist attack.
     v. to judge, pass a moral judgment
          Du hast kein Recht, andere zu verurteilen, nur weil sie sich nicht an deine Anstandsvorstellungen halten. - You have no right to judge others just because they don’t abide by your ideas of dece


Schiedsrichter
     n-m. judge, referee, umpire


Urteilen
     n. gerund of urteilen
     n. dative plural of Urteil
     v. to judge


Schätzen
     n. dative plural of Schatz
     v. to estimate; to guess; to suppose; to assume
     v. to evaluate; to price; to assess
     v. to esteem; to appreciate; to value (e.g. an act of kindness or a helpful person)


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