J is the tenth letter of the English alphabet It is a later variant form of the Roman letter I used to express a consonantal sound that is originally the sound of English y in yet The forms J and I have until a recent time been classed together and they have been used interchangeably...
J. 1 judge 2 justice 3 judgment ...
J.D. juris doctor ...
J.P. justice of the peace ...
J.S.D. [New Latin juris scientiae doctor] doctor of juridical science; doctor of the science of law ...
One who keeps a journal or diary a diarist...
journalist's privilege see privilege ...
Pertaining to journals journalism or to journalists contained in or characteristic of the public journals as journalistic literature or enterprise...
To enter or record in a journal or diary...
judge judged judg·ing [Old French jugier, from Latin judicare, from judic- judex judge, from jus right, law + dicere to decide, say] vt 1 : to hear and decide (as a litigated question) in a court of justice [ a case] 2 : to pronounce after inquiry and deliberation [he was judged incompetent] vi : to make a determination : decide [ between two accounts] n : a public official vested with the authority to hear, determine, and preside over legal matters brought in court ;also : one (as a justice of the peace) who performs one or more functions of such an official ...