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adjudicate
[ uh-joo-di-keyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
- to settle or determine (an issue or dispute) judicially.
- to act as judge of (a contest).
verb (used without object)
- to sit in judgment (usually followed by upon ).
adjudicate
/ əˈdʒuːdɪkətɪv; əˈdʒuːdɪˌkeɪt /
verb
- whenintr, usually foll by upon to give a decision (on), esp a formal or binding one
- intr to act as an adjudicator
- tr chess to determine the likely result of (a game) by counting relative value of pieces, positional strength, etc
- intr to serve as a judge or arbiter, as in a competition
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Derived Forms
- adjudicative, adjective
- adˌjudiˈcation, noun
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Other Words From
- ad·ju·di·ca·tive [uh, -, joo, -di-key-tiv, ‑k, uh, -tiv], ad·ju·di·ca·to·ry [uh, -, joo, -di-k, uh, -tawr-ee], adjective
- ad·ju·di·ca·tor noun
- non·ad·ju·di·ca·tive adjective
- non·ad·ju·di·ca·tive·ly adverb
- re·ad·ju·di·cate verb readjudicated readjudicating
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Word History and Origins
Origin of adjudicate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of adjudicate1
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Example Sentences
But law enforcement and the courts were torn on how to adjudicate the matter.
The folks from RecordSetter.com were there, the hosts told the hopeful twerkers, to adjudicate and certify the world record.
With the war having destroyed the judicial system, Syrians seek out members of ISIS to adjudicate disputes.
Mexico has comparable federal bureaucratic structures, as well as an independent Electoral Tribunal to adjudicate disputes.
First, Congress should eliminate the power of federal courts to adjudicate separation of powers cases.
The United States will adjudicate and settle the claims of its citizens against Spain relinquished in this article.
Hillel then undertakes to adjudicate between the contending views by striking a compromise.
Here is a Court primarily designed to adjudicate on the simple disputes of poor people.
He did not adjudicate with his previous rigor, however, because of the success of Justice Sandford's policy of leniency.
I made every effort to adjudicate the case, but as each clan seemed unwilling to yield, failed to bring the parties together.
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