adjudicated

American  

[uh-joo-di-key-tid] / əˈdʒu dɪˌkeɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. settled, determined, or decreed judicially.

   The adjudicated amount must be paid by the stipulated due date.

2. submitted to judicial process.

   Media coverage that might enhance the status of an adjudicated youth is discouraged.

   Most of the adjudicated lands showed no sign of anyone ever possessing or working them.

3. (of a contest) judged by one or more experts.

   The choral group attends a retreat in the fall and participates in an adjudicated music festival in the spring.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of adjudicate.

Other Word Forms

• misadjudicated adjective
• nonadjudicated adjective
• unadjudicated adjective

Etymology

Origin of adjudicated

adjudicate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Rare disputes have historically been adjudicated in Article III courts.

From The Wall Street Journal

The case, having been adjudicated through settlement and investigated by federal authorities, represents a resolved legal matter rather than an ongoing crisis requiring renewed public attention through major media campaigns.

From Los Angeles Times

How contract modifications will be adjudicated is also unclear.

From Barron's

“I look forward to finally having an opportunity to have this matter adjudicated in a fair and impartial setting.”

From Los Angeles Times

He claimed her firing was “for cause,” a term whose precise legal meaning hasn’t been adjudicated but is widely interpreted to connote gross malfeasance or some such offense in office.

From The Wall Street Journal