Abjudged

/æbˈdʒʌdʒd/ adjective

Definition

Deprived or stripped of something by judicial decision; removed by legal judgment.

Etymology

Past participle of 'abjudge,' describing a state resulting from a court's decision to remove or deprive.

Kelly Says

This past participle form reveals legal history—'abjudged of his lands' was how medieval documents described what we'd now say 'stripped of his property by court order.'

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