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
OTHER WORDS FROM adjudicated
mis·ad·ju·di·cat·ed, adjectivenon·ad·ju·di·cat·ed, adjectiveun·ad·ju·di·cat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby adjudicated
adjourned, adjournment, adjt., adjudge, adjudicate, adjudicated, adjudication, adjudicator, adjugate, adjunct, adjunction
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