adjudicate
verb (used with object)
to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
adjudicates
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present tense formof adjudicate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Finra, the industry’s self-policing group, adjudicates disputes among advisers, brokers, investors and institutions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
This week’s ruling, however, supports a November 2025 decision by the Faculty Hearing Committee, an independent board that investigates and adjudicates disputes involving faculty members.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
The US State Department told BBC Africa that it welcomes "legitimate travellers" to the World Cup and adjudicates each visa application on a case-by-case basis "after rigorous review and thorough vetting".
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
Tax Court routinely adjudicates highly technical disputes between taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service, clarifying ambiguities in law and practice through published opinions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
Every villa or borough throughout the province also possesses its municipal council, and in thinly-populated districts the inhabitants choose every four years a justice of the peace, who adjudicates in small disputes between neighbours.
From The Naturalist on the River Amazons by Henry Walter Bates
