adjudicate

Definition of Adjudicate in English :

Verb

1. adjudicate, judge, try

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

Example Sentences:
'The football star was tried for the murder of his wife'
'The judge tried both father and son in separate trials'

judge
try

2. adjudicate, decide, resolve, settle

bring to an end; settle conclusively

Example Sentences:
'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'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Adjudicate

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verb

1. (when intr, usually foll by upon)

to give a decision (on), esp a formal or binding one

2. (intransitive)

to act as an adjudicator

3. (transitive) chess

to determine the likely result of (a game) by counting relative value of pieces, positional strength, etc

4. (intransitive)

to serve as a judge or arbiter, as in a competition

Adjudicate

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verb transitiveWord forms: adˈjudiˌcated or adˈjudiˌcating

1.

to hear and decide (a case); adjudge

verb intransitive

2.

to serve as a judge (in or on a dispute or problem)

Adjudicate

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v. ad·ju·di·cat·ed, ad·ju·di·cat·ing, ad·ju·di·cates

v.tr.

1. To make a decision (in a legal case or proceeding), as where a judge or arbitrator rules on some disputed issue or claim between the parties.

2. To study and settle (a dispute or conflict): The principal adjudicated the students' quarrel.

3. To act as a judge of (a contest or an aspect of a contest).

v.intr.

1. To make a decision in a legal case or proceeding: a judge adjudicating on land claims.

2. To study and settle a dispute or conflict.

3. To act as a judge of a contest.

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