1. a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: hukom, huwes
2. a person chosen to settle a dispute or to decide who wins a race, etc.: tagahatol, tagapagpasiya
v.
1. to hear and decide cases, to pass judgment: humatol, hatulan, maghusga, husgahan, humukom, hukuman
2. to settle a dispute, decide on the winner in a race, a debate, etc.: magpasiya, pagpasiyahan
» synonyms and related words:
ruling
n.
a decision of a judge or court: disisyon, pasiya, kapasiyahan, hatol
adj.
controlling, chief: pinakapuno, namumuno, may kapangyarihan, nasa kapangyarihan, nakapangyayari
justice
n.
1. fairness: katarungan
2. rightness: katwiran, katumpakan
3. trial by process of law: paglilitis
4. a judge: mahistrado, hukom, huwes
5. a justice of the peace: hukom tagapamayapa
6. just conduct, fair dealing: kawastuan, pantay na (parehong) pakikitungo
magistrate
n.
a judge: mahistrado, hukom, huwes
hatol
v.
maghatol, ihatol (mag-:i-)
v.
to judge, to give a sentence or decision manghatol, hatulan (mang-:-an)
v.
to judge. Huwag mo akong hatulan. Don't judge me.
hukom
n.
judge
maging
v.
1. to be, to become
2. transient (active) particle word or phrase modified is something coming into being, arising at the time specified by the tense-form of the particle. Siya ay naging hukom. He became a judge. Naging bantog siya sa buong bayan. He became famous throughout the whole town.
