sit in judgment

phrase

: to say whether or not someone or something is morally good, proper, etc.

He has no right to sit in judgment on/of/over me.

Examples of sit in judgment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One is to have the rest of the court sit in judgment of a ninth who is accused of some transgressions, but the justices are likely to reject such a role for collegiality reasons given the guarantee of lifetime tenure and the size of the court. — Charlie Savage, New York Times, 5 May 2023

Ultimately, the Florida Senate has the exclusive responsibility to sit in judgment of the merits of a governor's suspension, under the state constitution. — Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2022

Many advertisers would still like an independent arbiter to sit in judgment of who’s watching their commercials. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Apr. 2022

That’s because there’s a person or persons who sit in judgment and are in a position to penalize the guilty party. — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 4 Apr. 2022

Magistrates sit in judgment on cases involving petty thefts, drunken driving, domestic violence, assaults and disorderly conduct. — Joseph Cranney, ProPublica, 13 July 2021

Rhymes for sit in judgment

• judgement
• misjudgment
• prejudgment