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   jadestone
         n 1: a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is
               usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or
               nephrite [syn: {jade}, {jadestone}]

English Dictionary: Judas tree by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jet set
n
  1. a set of rich and fashionable people who travel widely for pleasure
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jet stream
n
  1. a high-speed high-altitude airstream blowing from west to east near the top of the troposphere; has important effects of the formation of weather fronts
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Jihadist
n
  1. a Muslim who is involved in a jihad
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Judas tree
n
  1. small tree of the eastern Mediterranean having abundant purplish-red flowers growing on old wood directly from stems and appearing before the leaves: widely cultivated in mild regions; wood valuable for veneers
    Synonym(s): Judas tree, love tree, Circis siliquastrum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
judge advocate
n
  1. an officer assigned to the judge advocate general
  2. a staff officer serving as legal adviser to a military commander
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
judge advocate general
n
  1. the senior legal advisor to a branch of the military
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
judicatory
n
  1. the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
    Synonym(s): judiciary, judicature, judicatory, judicial system
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
judicature
n
  1. an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
    Synonym(s): court, tribunal, judicature
  2. the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
    Synonym(s): judiciary, judicature, judicatory, judicial system
  3. the act of meting out justice according to the law
    Synonym(s): administration, judicature
  4. the position of judge
    Synonym(s): judgeship, judicature
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Jet d'eau \[d8]Jet` d'eau"\, pl. {Jets d'eau}. [F., a throw of
      water. See {Jet} a shooting forth.]
      A stream of water spouting from a fountain or pipe
      (especially from one arranged to throw water upward), in a
      public place or in a garden, for ornament.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Jet d'eau \[d8]Jet` d'eau"\; pl. {Jets d'eau}. [F., a throw of
      water.]
      A stream of water spouting, esp. upward, from a fountain or
      pipe for ornament; also, the fountain or pipe from which it
      issues.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Judaist \Ju"da*ist\, n.
      One who believes and practices Judaism.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Judaistic \Ju`da*is"tic\, a.
      Of or pertaining to Judaism.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Judaization \Ju`da*i*za"tion\, n.
      The act of Judaizing; a conforming to the Jewish religion or
      ritual. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Judaize \Ju"da*ize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Judaized}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Judaizing}.] [Cf. F. juda[8b]ser.]
      To conform to the doctrines, observances, or methods of the
      Jews; to inculcate or impose Judaism.
  
               They . . . prevailed on the Galatians to Judaize so far
               as to observe the rites of Moses in various instances.
               They were Judaizing doctors, who taught the observation
               of the Mosaic law.                                 --Bp. Bull.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Judas \Ju"das\, n.
      The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous
      person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship. --
      a. Treacherous; betraying.
  
      {Judas hole}, a peephole or secret opening for spying.
  
      {Judas kiss}, a deceitful and treacherous kiss.
  
      {Judas tree} (Bot.), a leguminous tree of the genus {Cercis},
            with pretty, rose-colored flowers in clusters along the
            branches. Judas is said to have hanged himself on a tree
            of this genus ({C. Siliquastrum}). {C. Canadensis} and {C.
            occidentalis} are the American species, and are called
            also {redbud}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Judge \Judge\, n. [OE. juge, OF. & F. juge, fr. OF. jugier, F.
      juger, to judge. See {Judge}, v. i.]
      1. (Law) A public officer who is invested with authority to
            hear and determine litigated causes, and to administer
            justice between parties in courts held for that purpose.
  
                     The parts of a judge in hearing are four: to direct
                     the evidence; to moderate length, repetition, or
                     impertinency of speech; to recapitulate, select, and
                     collate the material points of that which hath been
                     said; and to give the rule or sentence. --Bacon.
  
      2. One who has skill, knowledge, or experience, sufficient to
            decide on the merits of a question, or on the quality or
            value of anything; one who discerns properties or
            relations with skill and readiness; a connoisseur; an
            expert; a critic.
  
                     A man who is no judge of law may be a good judge of
                     poetry, or eloquence, or of the merits of a
                     painting.                                          --Dryden.
  
      3. A person appointed to decide in a[?]trial of skill, speed,
            etc., between two or more parties; an umpire; as, a judge
            in a horse race.
  
      4. (Jewish Hist.) One of supreme magistrates, with both civil
            and military powers, who governed Israel for more than
            four hundred years.
  
      5. pl. The title of the seventh book of the Old Testament;
            the Book of Judges.
  
      {Judge Advocate} (Mil. & Nav.), a person appointed to act as
            prosecutor at a court-martial; he acts as the
            representative of the government, as the responsible
            adviser of the court, and also, to a certain extent, as
            counsel for the accused, when he has no other counsel.
  
      {Judge-Advocate General}, in the United States, the title of
            two officers, one attached to the War Department and
            having the rank of brigadier general, the other attached
            to the Navy Department and having the rank of colonel of
            marines or captain in the navy. The first is chief of the
            Bureau of Military Justice of the army, the other performs
            a similar duty for the navy. In England, the designation
            of a member of the ministry who is the legal adviser of
            the secretary of state for war, and supreme judge of the
            proceedings of courts-martial.
  
      Syn: {Judge}, {Umpire}, {Arbitrator}, {Referee}.
  
      Usage: A judge, in the legal sense, is a magistrate appointed
                  to determine questions of law. An umpire is a person
                  selected to decide between two or more who contend for
                  a prize. An arbitrator is one chosen to allot to two
                  contestants their portion of a claim, usually on
                  grounds of equity and common sense. A referee is one
                  to whom a case is referred for final adjustment.
                  Arbitrations and references are sometimes voluntary,
                  sometimes appointed by a court.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Advocate \Ad"vo*cate\, n. [OE. avocat, avocet, OF. avocat, fr.
      L. advocatus, one summoned or called to another; properly the
      p. p. of advocare to call to, call to one's aid; ad + vocare
      to call. See {Advowee}, {Avowee}, {Vocal}.]
      1. One who pleads the cause of another. Specifically: One who
            pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial
            court; a counselor.
  
      Note: In the English and American Law, advocate is the same
               as [bd]counsel,[b8] [bd]counselor,[b8] or
               [bd]barrister.[b8] In the civil and ecclesiastical
               courts, the term signifies the same as [bd]counsel[b8]
               at the common law.
  
      2. One who defends, vindicates, or espouses any cause by
            argument; a pleader; as, an advocate of free trade, an
            advocate of truth.
  
      3. Christ, considered as an intercessor.
  
                     We have an Advocate with the Father.   --1 John ii.
                                                                              1.
  
      {Faculty of advocates} (Scot.), the Scottish bar in
            Edinburgh.
  
      {Lord advocate} (Scot.), the public prosecutor of crimes, and
            principal crown lawyer.
  
      {Judge advocate}. See under {Judge}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Judge \Judge\, n. [OE. juge, OF. & F. juge, fr. OF. jugier, F.
      juger, to judge. See {Judge}, v. i.]
      1. (Law) A public officer who is invested with authority to
            hear and determine litigated causes, and to administer
            justice between parties in courts held for that purpose.
  
                     The parts of a judge in hearing are four: to direct
                     the evidence; to moderate length, repetition, or
                     impertinency of speech; to recapitulate, select, and
                     collate the material points of that which hath been
                     said; and to give the rule or sentence. --Bacon.
  
      2. One who has skill, knowledge, or experience, sufficient to
            decide on the merits of a question, or on the quality or
            value of anything; one who discerns properties or
            relations with skill and readiness; a connoisseur; an
            expert; a critic.
  
                     A man who is no judge of law may be a good judge of
                     poetry, or eloquence, or of the merits of a
                     painting.                                          --Dryden.
  
      3. A person appointed to decide in a[?]trial of skill, speed,
            etc., between two or more parties; an umpire; as, a judge
            in a horse race.
  
      4. (Jewish Hist.) One of supreme magistrates, with both civil
            and military powers, who governed Israel for more than
            four hundred years.
  
      5. pl. The title of the seventh book of the Old Testament;
            the Book of Judges.
  
      {Judge Advocate} (Mil. & Nav.), a person appointed to act as
            prosecutor at a court-martial; he acts as the
            representative of the government, as the responsible
            adviser of the court, and also, to a certain extent, as
            counsel for the accused, when he has no other counsel.
  
      {Judge-Advocate General}, in the United States, the title of
            two officers, one attached to the War Department and
            having the rank of brigadier general, the other attached
            to the Navy Department and having the rank of colonel of
            marines or captain in the navy. The first is chief of the
            Bureau of Military Justice of the army, the other performs
            a similar duty for the navy. In England, the designation
            of a member of the ministry who is the legal adviser of
            the secretary of state for war, and supreme judge of the
            proceedings of courts-martial.
  
      Syn: {Judge}, {Umpire}, {Arbitrator}, {Referee}.
  
      Usage: A judge, in the legal sense, is a magistrate appointed
                  to determine questions of law. An umpire is a person
                  selected to decide between two or more who contend for
                  a prize. An arbitrator is one chosen to allot to two
                  contestants their portion of a claim, usually on
                  grounds of equity and common sense. A referee is one
                  to whom a case is referred for final adjustment.
                  Arbitrations and references are sometimes voluntary,
                  sometimes appointed by a court.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Advocate \Ad"vo*cate\, n. [OE. avocat, avocet, OF. avocat, fr.
      L. advocatus, one summoned or called to another; properly the
      p. p. of advocare to call to, call to one's aid; ad + vocare
      to call. See {Advowee}, {Avowee}, {Vocal}.]
      1. One who pleads the cause of another. Specifically: One who
            pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial
            court; a counselor.
  
      Note: In the English and American Law, advocate is the same
               as [bd]counsel,[b8] [bd]counselor,[b8] or
               [bd]barrister.[b8] In the civil and ecclesiastical
               courts, the term signifies the same as [bd]counsel[b8]
               at the common law.
  
      2. One who defends, vindicates, or espouses any cause by
            argument; a pleader; as, an advocate of free trade, an
            advocate of truth.
  
      3. Christ, considered as an intercessor.
  
                     We have an Advocate with the Father.   --1 John ii.
                                                                              1.
  
      {Faculty of advocates} (Scot.), the Scottish bar in
            Edinburgh.
  
      {Lord advocate} (Scot.), the public prosecutor of crimes, and
            principal crown lawyer.
  
      {Judge advocate}. See under {Judge}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Judge \Judge\, n. [OE. juge, OF. & F. juge, fr. OF. jugier, F.
      juger, to judge. See {Judge}, v. i.]
      1. (Law) A public officer who is invested with authority to
            hear and determine litigated causes, and to administer
            justice between parties in courts held for that purpose.
  
                     The parts of a judge in hearing are four: to direct
                     the evidence; to moderate length, repetition, or
                     impertinency of speech; to recapitulate, select, and
                     collate the material points of that which hath been
                     said; and to give the rule or sentence. --Bacon.
  
      2. One who has skill, knowledge, or experience, sufficient to
            decide on the merits of a question, or on the quality or
            value of anything; one who discerns properties or
            relations with skill and readiness; a connoisseur; an
            expert; a critic.
  
                     A man who is no judge of law may be a good judge of
                     poetry, or eloquence, or of the merits of a
                     painting.                                          --Dryden.
  
      3. A person appointed to decide in a[?]trial of skill, speed,
            etc., between two or more parties; an umpire; as, a judge
            in a horse race.
  
      4. (Jewish Hist.) One of supreme magistrates, with both civil
            and military powers, who governed Israel for more than
            four hundred years.
  
      5. pl. The title of the seventh book of the Old Testament;
            the Book of Judges.
  
      {Judge Advocate} (Mil. & Nav.), a person appointed to act as
            prosecutor at a court-martial; he acts as the
            representative of the government, as the responsible
            adviser of the court, and also, to a certain extent, as
            counsel for the accused, when he has no other counsel.
  
      {Judge-Advocate General}, in the United States, the title of
            two officers, one attached to the War Department and
            having the rank of brigadier general, the other attached
            to the Navy Department and having the rank of colonel of
            marines or captain in the navy. The first is chief of the
            Bureau of Military Justice of the army, the other performs
            a similar duty for the navy. In England, the designation
            of a member of the ministry who is the legal adviser of
            the secretary of state for war, and supreme judge of the
            proceedings of courts-martial.
  
      Syn: {Judge}, {Umpire}, {Arbitrator}, {Referee}.
  
      Usage: A judge, in the legal sense, is a magistrate appointed
                  to determine questions of law. An umpire is a person
                  selected to decide between two or more who contend for
                  a prize. An arbitrator is one chosen to allot to two
                  contestants their portion of a claim, usually on
                  grounds of equity and common sense. A referee is one
                  to whom a case is referred for final adjustment.
                  Arbitrations and references are sometimes voluntary,
                  sometimes appointed by a court.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Judge \Judge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Judged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Judging}.] [OE. jugen, OF. jugier, F. juger, L. judicare,
      fr. judex judge; jus law or right + dicare to proclaim,
      pronounce, akin to dicere to say. See {Just}, a., and
      {Diction}, and cf. {Judicial}.]
      1. To hear and determine, as in causes on trial; to decide as
            a judge; to give judgment; to pass sentence.
  
                     The Lord judge between thee and me.   --Gen. xvi. 5.
  
                     Father, who art judge Of all things made, and
                     judgest only right!                           --Milton.
  
      2. To assume the right to pass judgment on another; to sit in
            judgment or commendation; to criticise or pass adverse
            judgment upon others. See {Judge}, v. t., 3.
  
                     Forbear to judge, for we are sinners all. --Shak.
  
      3. To compare facts or ideas, and perceive their relations
            and attributes, and thus distinguish truth from falsehood;
            to determine; to discern; to distinguish; to form an
            opinion about.
  
                     Judge not according to the appearance. --John vii.
                                                                              24.
  
                     She is wise if I can judge of her.      --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Judicative \Ju"di*ca*tive\, a.
      Having power to judge; judicial; as, the judicative faculty.
      --Hammond.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Judicatory \Ju"di*ca*to*ry\, a. [L. judicatorius.]
      Pertaining to the administration of justice; dispensing
      justice; judicial; as, judicatory tribunals. --T. Wharton.
  
               Power to reject in an authoritative or judicatory way.
                                                                              --Bp. Hall.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Judicatory \Ju"di*ca*to*ry\ (277), n. [L. judicatorium.]
      1. A court of justice; a tribunal. --Milton.
  
      2. Administration of justice.
  
                     The supreme court of judicatory.         --Clarendon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Judicature \Ju"di*ca*ture\ (?; 135), n. [F., fr. LL.
      judicatura.]
      1. The state or profession of those employed in the
            administration of justice; also, the dispensing or
            administration of justice.
  
                     The honor of the judges in their judicature is the
                     king's honor.                                    --Bacon.
  
      2. A court of justice; a judicatory. --South.
  
      3. The right of judicial action; jurisdiction; extent
            jurisdiction of a judge or court.
  
                     Our Savior disputes not here the judicature, for
                     that was not his office, but the morality, of
                     divorce.                                             --Milton.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Jewett City, CT (borough, FIPS 39940)
      Location: 41.60593 N, 71.98171 W
      Population (1990): 3349 (1469 housing units)
      Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 06351
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