Passed judgment in so many words, on the day (9)
I believe the answer is:
sentenced
'passed judgment' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'in so many words on the day' is the wordplay.
'in so many words' becomes 'sentence' (I've seen this before).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'the day' becomes 'd' (abbreviation for day).
'sentence'+'d'='SENTENCED'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for sentenced that I've seen is " Condemned".)