adjudicate
to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
to settle or determine (an issue or dispute) judicially.
to act as judge of (a contest).
to sit in judgment (usually followed by upon).
Origin of adjudicate
1Other words from adjudicate
- ad·ju·di·ca·tive [uh-joo-di-key-tiv, ‐kuh-tiv], /əˈdʒu dɪˌkeɪ tɪv, ‐kə tɪv/, ad·ju·di·ca·to·ry [uh-joo-di-kuh-tawr-ee], /əˈdʒu dɪ kəˌtɔr i/, 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, re·ad·ju·di·cat·ed, re·ad·ju·di·cat·ing.
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How to use adjudicate in a sentence
No new testimony bearing on the case may be introduced after the case has been closed by the adjudicators.
All About Coffee | William H. UkersThe fund was established in 1863, and the original adjudicators in the music section were Hanslick, Herbeck, and Essen.
The Life of Johannes Brahms (Vol 2 of 2) | Florence MayAnd in these local matters these patrolmen became recognized as fair and impartial adjudicators whose word was law.
Policing the Plains | R.G. MacBeth
British Dictionary definitions for adjudicate
/ (əˈdʒuːdɪˌkeɪt) /
(when intr, 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
Origin of adjudicate
1Derived forms of adjudicate
- adjudication, noun
- adjudicative (əˈdʒuːdɪkətɪv), adjective
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