sub-judge en · NOUN
Etymology
From sub- + judge.
Meanings
- A secondary or auxiliary judge.
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(India) The judge of a subordinate court.
Incidentally, the last phase of a very old case relating to the partition of the Bhingarpur common estate was in progress at the time in the sub-judge court.
2011, Harihar Mahapatra, translated by Ashok K Mohanty, My Life, My Work, page 196:Aziz was suing her for damages in the sub-judge’s court.
1924, E. M. Forster, A Passage to India, Penguin 2005, page 243:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| subjudge | alternative | lexicographic | |
| sub-judges | Number=Plur | lexicographic |