adjudicate

Verb
US[uh-joo-dih-keyt]/əˈdʒudɪˌkeɪt/4 syllables
Synonyms: judgetrydecidesettleresolve

Open English WordNet

Verb (2)adjudicated, adjudicating

  1. put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of“The football star was tried for the murder of his wife”“The judge tried both father and son in separate trials”Synonyms: judgetryMore general decide, make up one's mindMore specific court-martial
  2. bring to an end; settle conclusively“The case was decided”“The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff”“The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance”Synonyms: decidesettleresolveMore general end, terminateMore specific judge, adjust

Related words judge noun, legal opinion noun, judgement noun, bench noun, settlement noun, settler noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Ad·ju′di·cate (…), transitive verb [past tense & past participle Adjudicated (…); present participle & verbal noun Adjudicating (…)]

Origin: L. adjudicatus, p. p. of adjudicare. See Adjudge.

To adjudge; to try and determine, as a court; to settle by judicial decree.

Ad·ju′di·cate intransitive verb

To come to a judicial decision; as, the court adjudicated upon the case.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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