adjudicated
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dɪˌkeɪt 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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| —vb (when intr, | |
| 1. | to give a decision (on), esp a formal or binding one |
| 2. | (intr) to act as an adjudicator |
| 3. | (tr) chess to determine the likely result of (a game) by counting relative value of pieces, positional strength, etc |
| 4. | (intr) to serve as a judge or arbiter, as in a competition |
| [C18: from Latin adjūdicāre to award something to someone, from ad- to + jūdicāre to act as a judge, from jūdex judge] | |
| adjudi'cation | |
| —n | |
| adjudicative | |
| —adj | |
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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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Example sentences
The return of a commission in this instance would be adjudicated in a civil action.
They spent months or even years in camps while their cases were adjudicated.
Estates are being administered and important rights adjudicated.
The accused can then have the case adjudicated in a court of law, where it belongs--not before some campus judicial board.
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