Meaning of spriest | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to judge (to make or formulate an opinion, a judgment)
   intransitive, transitive
2. to try, to judge (to decide a case in court, to make, to emit a judgment in court)
   intransitive, transitive

Examples

“spriest patstāvīgi”

to judge independently

“spriest pēc nostāstiem”

to judge by witness accounts

“spriest pēc ārienes”

to judge by outside appearances

“spriest par nākotni”

to judge on, about the future

“viņš spriež pareizi”

he judges well, correctly

“man par šo jautājumu grūti spriest”

I find it difficult to judge on this question

“jā, nakts liekas vēsa... to var spriest pēc zvaigznēm”

yes, the night seemed cool... you could judge that by the stars

“spriest sodu”

to pronounce (lit. judge) the verdict

“spriest tiesu”

to dispense (lit. judge) justice

“kā nu tiesa spriedīs, tā būs”

as the court will judge, so it will be (= it will be as the court decides)

“krimināllietās tiesu spriež, pamatojoties uz pilsoņu vienlīdzību likuma un tiesas priekšā”

in criminal court, justice is dispensed (lit. judged) on the basis of every citizen's equality before the law and the courts

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