- past tense form of adjudicate.
- past participle of adjudicate.
adjudicated
Americanadjective
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settled, determined, or decreed judicially.
The adjudicated amount must be paid by the stipulated due date.
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submitted to judicial process.
Media coverage that might enhance the status of an adjudicated youth is discouraged.
Most of the adjudicated lands showed no sign of anyone ever possessing or working them.
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(of a contest) judged by one or more experts.
The choral group attends a retreat in the fall and participates in an adjudicated music festival in the spring.
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Notably, it has not been adjudicated whether or not the FCC has crossed the line into jawboning.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
Two lower courts ruled that she could keep her job as her case is adjudicated.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
India's Supreme Court has threatened legal consequences after a judge was found to have adjudicated on a property dispute using fake judgements generated by artificial intelligence.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
“I look forward to finally having an opportunity to have this matter adjudicated in a fair and impartial setting.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
Years later, when the tribe created its first court system, which adjudicated mostly minor crimes, he was elected one of the three judges.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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