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In literature, the word “judge” is a remarkably versatile term that functions on both literal and metaphorical levels. In many works, it designates an official role involved in legal proceedings and societal order—as seen when characters are charged with administering justice or holding authority in courtrooms ([1], [2], [3], [4], [5]). At the same time, “judge” frequently carries a moral or divine connotation, inviting readers to contemplate questions of worth, accountability, and personal culpability; biblical passages, for instance, portray it as the ultimate arbiter of righteousness ([6], [7], [8], [9], [10]). Authors also employ the term in a more introspective or evaluative sense, where individuals assess themselves or others, blending legal, ethical, and personal dimensions of judgment ([11], [12], [13], [14]). Overall, whether as an emblem of institutional power, a metaphor for inner evaluation, or a philosophical tool to explore justice and morality, “judge” enriches narrative complexity across literary genres ([15], [16], [17]).
  1. The court was sitting; the case was heard; the judge had finished; and only the verdict was yet in arrear.
    — from An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises by Frank Edgar Farley and George Lyman Kittredge
  2. "Call a posse," said the judge, "and arrest him."
    — from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden
  3. What trial?” “Why, Tom had him up before Judge Robinson for assault and battery.”
    — from The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain
  4. Judge Hunt.—The Court orders the prisoner to sit down.
    — from The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) by Ida Husted Harper
  5. [ 7 ] Minos .--Chief judge in the infernal regions.
    — from Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes by Jean de La Fontaine
  6. And if any man hear my words and keep them not, I do not judge him for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  7. Judge thou, O Lord, them that wrong me: overthrow them that fight against me.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  8. Who shall render account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. 4:6.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  9. O our God, wilt thou not then judge them?
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  10. And he shall judge the world in equity, he shall judge the people in justice.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  11. Now you may judge whether I could stand it any longer.
    — from The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  12. At the same time, this is not to say that you have not the right to judge me.
    — from Fathers and Sons by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
  13. I am blind, and cannot judge of your countenance, but there is something in your words which persuades me that you are sincere.
    — from Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
  14. the less you say about it the better—to judge from all I have heard about you!” replied Mrs. Epanchin.
    — from The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  15. Appoint seven judges, ye Municipals, or seventy-and-seven; name them yourselves, or we will name them: but judge him!
    — from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle
  16. But to judge of this matter truly, we must understand the nature of love and friendship, which may take very different forms.
    — from Laws by Plato
  17. [348] ... Rule: we must judge of doctrine by miracles; we must judge of miracles by doctrine.
    — from Pascal's Pensées by Blaise Pascal

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