adjudicated

[ uh-joo-di-key-tid ]

adjective

1. settled, determined, or decreed judicially:

   The adjudicated amount must be paid by the stipulated due date.

2. 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.

3. (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.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of adjudicate ( def ).

Other Words From

• mis·ad·ju·di·cat·ed adjective
• non·ad·ju·di·cat·ed adjective
• un·ad·ju·di·cat·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of adjudicated¹

adjudicate ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

How did we allow a convicted felon, compulsive liar, adjudicated sexual abuser and wannabe dictator to be elected our nation’s president?

From Los Angeles Times

A convicted felon and adjudicated sex offender is returning to the White House.

From Los Angeles Times

This isn't an opinion, but adjudicated fact, proved by a New York court that found Trump liable for nearly half a billion dollars for his decades of business fraud.

From Salon

“This speech has not been adjudicated as falling into an unprotected category,” Lidsky said.

From Salon

As America sought to absorb the first criminal conviction of one of its presidents Thursday night, the incumbent was effectively conflicted out of the matter because he is running against the newly adjudicated felon.

From New York Times