adjudicate

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" [syn: judge, try]

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" [syn: decide, settle, resolve]

English

Etymology

Latin ad + iudicare, "to judge"

Verb

1. To settle a legal case or other dispute.
2. To act as a judge.

Synonyms

• arbitrate
• decide
• settle
• resolve
• try

Derived terms

• adjudication
• adjudicative
• adjudicator

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