adjudicate
verb (used with object)
to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
is adjudicating
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present progressiveof adjudicate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Tribal rules in Rawah held that an outsider who is adjudicating a dispute may not participate in physical violence, so locals decided to banish him.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 20, 2020
A September CNN report said several high-ranking administration members have complained to Mr. Trump about the pace at which the Justice Department is adjudicating asylum cases, creating a backlog.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 5, 2018
But Eric Cheung, who teaches law at the University of Hong Kong, said it was possible that the Hong Kong court that is adjudicating their case could rule that Beijing’s interpretation was not retroactive.
From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2016
