adjudicated

[ uh-joo-di-key-tid ]

/ əˈdʒu dɪˌkeɪ tɪd /

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adjective

settled, determined, or decreed judicially: The adjudicated amount must be paid by the stipulated due date.

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.

(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

the simple past tense and past participle of adjudicate.

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Origin of adjudicated

adjudicate + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM adjudicated

mis·ad·ju·di·cat·ed, adjectivenon·ad·ju·di·cat·ed, adjectiveun·ad·ju·di·cat·ed, adjective

Words nearby adjudicated

adjourned, adjournment, adjt., adjudge, adjudicate, adjudicated, adjudication, adjudicator, adjugate, adjunct, adjunction

How to use adjudicated in a sentence

Wisconsin election law experts said that the campaign will likely raise the issues during the recount, where they will be adjudicated on the scene by three-member boards of canvassers.
Live updates: Georgia secretary of state issues correction, saying certification of its general election results is still under way|John Wagner, Colby Itkowitz, Michelle Lee|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
We attempt to not adjudicate truth, we focus on potential for harm.
EmTech Stage: Twitter’s CTO on misinformation|Tate Ryan-Mosley|November 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Section 301 of the city charter says a court must adjudicate the question of whether dereliction of duty has taken place.
Despite New Removal Process, Beiser Likely to Stay on School Board|Will Huntsberry|November 17, 2020|Voice of San Diego
It also allows election officials to digitally adjudicate any questionable voter marks without ever handling the physical ballots themselves.
Voters should resist blaming every election glitch on political interference|Amy Nordrum|October 29, 2020|MIT Technology Review

The most imminent opportunity for Barrett to adjudicate a case related to LGBTQ rights is the issue of foster care.
Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court|Chris Johnson|October 27, 2020|Washington Blade
The administration adjudicated the case in 2013 and ruled in favor of the young man.
Is Columbia Failing Campus Rape Victims?|Lizzie Crocker|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Clark, the first Jewish American League umpire, adjudicated baseball for three decades.
Home Runs, Frozen Ropes, And Some Wild Cards In Best Baseball Books|Robert Birnbaum|April 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In fact, opposing sides of the issue are still clinging to the same flawed arguments as they were when Crawford was adjudicated.
Why Judge Posner Changed His Mind On Voter ID Laws|Richard L. Hasen|October 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Moral questions of responsibility, however, cannot be adjudicated by statistics.
New Report Cites Half-a-Million War Related Dead in Iraq|Brian Van Reet|October 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Current federal guidelines bar gun sales only to people who have been institutionalized or “adjudicated as a mental defective.”
The Great GOP Mental-Health Hypocrisy|Michael Tomasky|September 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The case of Human Rights against Slavery has been adjudicated in the court of conscience times innumerable.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4|American Anti-Slavery Society
A dozen or more cases were heard and adjudicated, after which the case of Mr. E. was called.
Secrets of the Late Rebellion|J. R. Freese
It was also easy to see that it was to be no forty-eight year campaign before the question must be adjudicated.
How Marcus Whitman Saved Oregon|Oliver W. Nixon
He adjudicated in petty sessions as a magistrate, and dealt in a summary manner with capital offences, which were very numerous.
The Book of the Bush|George Dunderdale
Long-existing feuds had been set at rest, and claims the subject of prolonged fighting peaceably adjudicated.
The Pacification of Burma|Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite