adjudicate

[uh-joo-di-keyt]

verb (used with object), ad·ju·di·cat·ed, ad·ju·di·cat·ing.

to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.

to settle or determine (an issue or dispute) judicially.

verb (used without object), ad·ju·di·cat·ed, ad·ju·di·cat·ing.

to sit in judgment (usually followed by upon).

Origin of adjudicate

First recorded in 1690–1700, adjudicate is from the Latin word adjūdicātus (past participle of adjūdicāre). See ad-, judge, -ate¹

Related formsad·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, ‐tohr-ee] /əˈdʒu dɪ kəˌtɔr i, ‐ˌtoʊr i/, adjectivead·ju·di·ca·tor, nounmis·ad·ju·di·cat·ed, adjectivenon·ad·ju·di·cat·ed, adjectivenon·ad·ju·di·ca·tive, adjectivenon·ad·ju·di·ca·tive·ly, adverbre·ad·ju·di·cate, verb, re·ad·ju·di·cat·ed, re·ad·ju·di·cat·ing.un·ad·ju·di·cat·ed, adjective

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Related Words for adjudicates

arbitrate, referee, decide, umpire, mediate, settle, determine, adjudge

Examples from the Web for adjudicates

Contemporary Examples of adjudicates

The ICJ adjudicates on disputes between states and its rulings are binding.
Serbia and Croatia’s Competing Genocide Claims
Adam LeBor
March 11, 2014

Historical Examples of adjudicates

Not in the judicial branch of Government, for it only adjudicates and does not prescribe laws.
American Eloquence, Volume IV. (of 4)
Various

British Dictionary definitions for adjudicates

adjudicate

verb

(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

Derived Formsadjudication, nounadjudicative (əˈdʒuːdɪkətɪv), adjective

Word Origin for adjudicate

C18: from Latin adjūdicāre to award something to someone, from ad- to + jūdicāre to act as a judge, from jūdex judge

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Word Origin and History for adjudicates

adjudicate

1700, from Latin adjudicatus, past participle of adjudicare (see adjudge). Related: Adjudicated; adjudicating.