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Meaning of 'adjudicate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Adjudicate [ v. i.]
- To come to a judicial decision; as, the court adjudicated upon the case.
2 . Adjudicate [ v. t.]
- To adjudge; to try and determine, as a court; to settle by judicial decree.

Meaning of 'adjudicate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . adjudicate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- bring to an end; settle conclusively
Example in sentence:
  • The case was decided;
  • The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance;
  • The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff
Meaning (2):
- put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
Example in sentence:
  • The football star was tried for the murder of his wife;
  • The judge tried both father and son in separate trials

Nearby Words:

adjacence adjacency adjacent adjacently adject adjection adjectional adjectitious adjectival adjectivally

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