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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“That is a very, very big deal,” Mr. Pierce said, adding that he thinks the high court won’t upend the agencies’ adjudicative powers.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
But the opinions of those subject to the law should be taken into account when designing adjudicative institutions.
From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2023
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
Rule 3.6 of the New York Rules of Professional Conduct prohibits lawyers from making a statement that “will have a substantial likelihood of materially prejudicing an adjudicative proceeding.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2015
