Nearby Words
verb (used with object)
1.
to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
2.
to settle or determine (an issue or dispute) judicially.
verb (used without object)
3.
to sit in judgment (usually followed by upon).
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Related forms
ad·ju·di·ca·tive 
[uh-joo-di-key-tiv, ‐kuh-tiv] , ad·ju·di·ca·to·ry [uh-joo-di-kuh-tawr-ee, ‐tohr-ee] , adjective
[uh-joo-di-key-tiv, ‐kuh-tiv] , ad·ju·di·ca·to·ry [uh-joo-di-kuh-tawr-ee, ‐tohr-ee] , adjective ad·ju·di·ca·tor, noun
mis·ad·ju·di·cat·ed, adjective
non·ad·ju·di·cat·ed, adjective
non·ad·ju·di·ca·tive, adjective
EXPANDnon·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.
un·ad·ju·di·cat·ed, adjective
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Example Sentences
- The judge has some discretion in how to adjudicate the case, legal experts said.
- Safety is easier to measure than fairness: doctors and scientists adjudicate on such matters all the time.
- They then participate in a mock trial to adjudicate the fairness of the new policy.
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Word Origin & History
adjudicate
1700, from L. adjudicat-, pp. stem of adjudicare "to adjudge, decide, ascribe" (see adjudge).
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