adjudicated

[uh-joo-di-key-tid]

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.

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• misadjudicated adjective
• nonadjudicated adjective
• unadjudicated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of adjudicated¹

adjudicate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

It will take several years for the case to be adjudicated.

From BBC

“Until defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint is adjudicated, the parties agree not to engage in discovery,” the stipulation said.

From Los Angeles Times

Vicky Waters, a probation department spokeswoman, said Gaddis was “not under active supervision” by the agency because his case had not been adjudicated yet.

From Los Angeles Times

Bush had another important advantage: His Iraq lies didn't need to be adjudicated through the courts.

From Salon

“These changes will lessen the quality of immigration case decisions and the speed at which immigration cases are adjudicated,” the letter stated.

From Los Angeles Times