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
The sciences, when they look at human thought, feeling, and behavior, do not appeal to philosophical ideas like good reasons for believing moral claims to be true, or attempt to adjudicate the soundness of moral arguments.
Are We Cut Out for Universal Morality? - Issue 100: Outsiders | William J. FitzPatrick | May 26, 2021 | NautilusAB 989 creates a state Housing Accountability Committee to adjudicate violations of the Housing Accountability Act.
Sacramento Report: The Bills San Diego Agencies Want Passed | Sara Libby | April 23, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoIn an interview, she added there are “more that are being adjudicated” and that a final number would be presented Friday.
Health officials lean toward resuming Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine — but with a warning | Laurie McGinley, Lena H. Sun | April 22, 2021 | Washington PostIf, however, you exist in the alternate universe of Republican conspiracy theorizing, you would know that there were actually questions about the 2020 results — questions that remain even after they’d been repeatedly adjudicated and dismissed.
A top Republican in Nevada is censured by the party for acknowledging reality | Philip Bump | April 12, 2021 | Washington PostIncidents do not have to be adjudicated in the court system to be included.
The rise of domestic extremism in America | Robert O'Harrow , Andrew Ba Tran, Derek Hawkins | April 12, 2021 | Washington Post
But law enforcement and the courts were torn on how to adjudicate the matter.
The folks from RecordSetter.com were there, the hosts told the hopeful twerkers, to adjudicate and certify the world record.
Scandal in Twerktown: Big Freedia’s Twerking World Record Challenged | Brian Ries | September 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWith the war having destroyed the judicial system, Syrians seek out members of ISIS to adjudicate disputes.
Mexico has comparable federal bureaucratic structures, as well as an independent Electoral Tribunal to adjudicate disputes.
Too Soon For 2016! How To End Our Endless Presidential Election Season | Raymond A. Smith | January 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFirst, Congress should eliminate the power of federal courts to adjudicate separation of powers cases.
After Health-Care Ruling, Time to Reconsider Supreme Court’s Power | David R. Dow | July 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe United States will adjudicate and settle the claims of its citizens against Spain relinquished in this article.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanHillel then undertakes to adjudicate between the contending views by striking a compromise.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikHere is a Court primarily designed to adjudicate on the simple disputes of poor people.
The Law and the Poor | Edward Abbott ParryHe did not adjudicate with his previous rigor, however, because of the success of Justice Sandford's policy of leniency.
Under the Prophet in Utah | Frank J. Cannon and Harvey J. O'HigginsI made every effort to adjudicate the case, but as each clan seemed unwilling to yield, failed to bring the parties together.
The Manbos of Mindano | John M. Garvan
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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