forejudge

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

FOREJUDGE, verb transitive forjuj'. 1. To prejudge; to judge beforehand, or before hearing the facts and proof. 2. In law, to expel from a court, for malpractice or non-appearance. When an attorney is sued, and called to appear in court, if he declines, he is forejudged, and his name is struck from the rolls.
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