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A quick definition of abjudge:
Term: ABJUDGE
Definition: Abjudge is an old-fashioned word that means to take away or remove something by a decision made by a judge. It's like when a judge says that one person gets something and the other person doesn't. The thing that the other person doesn't get is abjudged, which means they can't have it anymore.
A more thorough explanation:
abjudge (ab-jəj), vb. Archaic. To take away or remove (something) by judicial decision. It means to decide that something belongs to one person and not to another.
For example, after a trial, a judge might abjudge a piece of land to one person and take it away from another person.
This word is not commonly used today.