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Passed judgment in so many words, on the day (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sentenced

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'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'

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(Another definition for sentenced that I've seen is " Condemned".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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