adjudicate
[ uh-joo-di-keyt ]
/ əˈdʒu dɪˌkeɪt /
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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).
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Example sentences from the Web for adjudicate
And, you wouldn’t want us to be adjudicating what’s true or what is false in the world.
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British Dictionary definitions for adjudicate
adjudicate
/ (əˈdʒuːdɪˌkeɪt) /
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 forms of adjudicate
adjudication, nounadjudicative (əˈdʒuːdɪkətɪv), adjectiveWord 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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