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Definition of Adjudicate
1. Verb. Put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of. "They want to adjudicate the prisoners "; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"
Exact synonyms: Judge, Try
Generic synonyms: Decide, Determine, Make Up One's Mind
Specialized synonyms: Court-martial
Derivative terms: Adjudicative, Adjudicator, Adjudicatory, Judge, Judge, Judgment, Judgment, Judiciary, Trial, Trier
Generic synonyms: Decide, Determine, Make Up One's Mind
Specialized synonyms: Court-martial
Derivative terms: Adjudicative, Adjudicator, Adjudicatory, Judge, Judge, Judgment, Judgment, Judiciary, Trial, Trier
2. Verb. Bring to an end; settle conclusively. "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"
Exact synonyms: Decide, Resolve, Settle
Generic synonyms: End, Terminate
Specialized synonyms: Judge, Adjust
Derivative terms: Adjudicative, Adjudicatory, Judge, Deciding, Decisive, Resolve, Settlement, Settler
Generic synonyms: End, Terminate
Specialized synonyms: Judge, Adjust
Derivative terms: Adjudicative, Adjudicatory, Judge, Deciding, Decisive, Resolve, Settlement, Settler
Definition of Adjudicate
1. v. t. To adjudge; to try and determine, as a court; to settle by judicial decree.
2. v. i. To come to a judicial decision; as, the court adjudicated upon the case.
Definition of Adjudicate
1. Verb. To settle a legal case or other dispute. ¹
2. Verb. To act as a judge. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Adjudicate
1. [v -CATED, -CATING, -CATES]