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adjudicate

[ uh-joo-di-keyt ]

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).


verb (used without object)

adjudicated, adjudicating.
  1. to sit in judgment (usually followed by upon ).

adjudicate

/ əˈdʒuːdɪkətɪv; əˈdʒuːdɪˌkeɪt /

verb

  1. whenintr, usually foll by upon 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • adjudicative, adjective
  • ˌܻ徱ˈپDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ··徱··پ [uh, -, joo, -di-key-tiv, ‑k, uh, -tiv], ··徱··ٴ· [uh, -, joo, -di-k, uh, -tawr-ee], adjective
  • ··徱··ٴǰ noun
  • non···徱··پ adjective
  • non···徱··پ·ly adverb
  • ···徱·ٱ verb readjudicated readjudicating
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of adjudicate1

First recorded in 1690–1700; from Latin ū徱ٳܲ (past participle of ū徱 ); ad-, judge, -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of adjudicate1

C18: from Latin ū徱 to award something to someone, from ad- to + ū徱 to act as a judge, from ū judge
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“Preventing me from adjudicating my case is ‘cruel and unusual punishment.’”

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WIlliams was, in the eyes of the adjudicating panel, a lone rogue agent.

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But that’s why, as principle, the First Amendment needs only 45 words to uncomplicate things and relieve the burden of adjudicating content parameters.

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“We look forward to adjudicating this matter in a public forum,” said Jeoffrey Robinson, attorney for the Wolffs, in a phone call with The Times.

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The couple had been granted temporary protection from deportation while their claims for asylum were being adjudicated.

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