society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > judge or determine judicially [verb (transitive)] > give verdict or sentence > declare as one's verdict (2)
transitive. To declare as one's verdict; to pronounce (a judgment). Obsolete.
transitive. To pronounce or decree by judicial sentence, or by a similar legal or official ruling; = adjudge, v. 1a(a).