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adjudicate

ad·ju·di·cate

UK/əˈd͡ʒuː.dɪ.keɪt/ US/əˈd͡ʒu.dɪˌkeɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of

  • “The football star was tried for the murder of his wife”
  • “The judge tried both father and son in separate trials”
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2.

bring to an end; settle conclusively

  • “The case was decided”
  • “The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff”
  • “The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance”
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin adiūdicō, adiūdicātus, from ad + iūdicō (“to judge”). Doublet of adjudge.

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