adjudicate
verb (used with object)
to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
adjudicative
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a word derived from
adjudicate.
Example Sentences
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Even a multimillion-dollar payout pool cannot compensate for what they see as a fundamentally unfair adjudicative process.
From Slate ● May 28, 2026
The Pentagon says some behaviors “may still be a concern under the U.S. government’s national security adjudicative guidelines” even if they violate no laws or extremism policies.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 3, 2021
ALJs are Congress’s compromise between adjudicative independence and efficiency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2018
The Court of Appeals ruled that the school should have used a full adjudicative process, as set out by the state’s Administrative Procedure Act.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2016
“The grand jury is not part of the adjudicative process,” he said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2015
