n.
1.a public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice
2.an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality judge v.
1.determine the result of (a competition)
2.form an opinion of or pass judgment on
3.judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
4.pronounce judgment on
5.put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
Idiom of the Day
at all costs
regardless of the cost or difficulty, no matter what
The company wants to protect their product design at all costs.