adjudicate

American  

[uh-joo-di-keyt] / əˈdʒu dɪˌkeɪt /

verb (used with object)

adjudicated, adjudicating

1. to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.

2. to settle or determine (an issue or dispute) judicially.

3. to act as judge of (a contest).

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verb (used without object)

adjudicated, adjudicating

1. to sit in judgment (usually followed byupon ).

adjudicate British  

/ əˈdʒuːdɪkətɪv, əˈdʒuːdɪˌkeɪt /

verb

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

2. (intr) to act as an adjudicator

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

4. (intr) to serve as a judge or arbiter, as in a competition

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Other Word Forms

• adjudication noun
• adjudicative adjective
• adjudicator noun
• adjudicatory adjective
• nonadjudicative adjective
• nonadjudicatively adverb
• readjudicate verb

Etymology

Origin of adjudicate

First recorded in 1690–1700; from Latin adjūdicātus (past participle of adjūdicāre ); ad-, judge, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

You’re right to highlight the difficulty of getting truly unbiased and scientifically accurate background information to judges tasked with adjudicating cases involving climate change.

From The Wall Street Journal

“While the case is pending before the board, the family can remain in the United States until that appeal is adjudicated,” Ramos family attorney Paschal Nwokocha said in a statement to CBS.

From Salon

If the lien was entered incorrectly, you can file a motion to strike or adjudicate the lien in court.

From MarketWatch

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

Possibly Kavanaugh’s concern was that the Court of International Trade will have to adjudicate 1,500 claims one by one.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• arbitrate