Meaning of ADJUDICATE
| Pronunciation: | | u'joodu`keyt
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- [v] bring to an end; settle conclusively, as of a conflict; "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"
- [v] 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"
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| | Synonyms: | | decide, judge, resolve, settle, try |
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| | See Also: | | adjust, court-martial, decide, determine, end, judge, make up one's mind, terminate | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ad*ju"di*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjudicated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Adjudicating}] [L. adjudicatus, p. p. of
adjudicare. See {Adjudge}.]
To adjudge; to try and determine, as a court; to settle by
judicial decree.
\Ad*ju"di*cate\, v. i.
To come to a judicial decision; as, the court adjudicated
upon the case.
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| | Related Terms: | | account, adjudge, allow, arbitrate, be judicious, consider, count, deem, esteem, exercise judgment, express an opinion, form an opinion, hold, judge, pine, presume, referee, regard, suppose, think of, unique |
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