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The definition of adjudicate is the act of making a judgment regarding a person or about a situation, most often in a courtroom.

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An example of adjudicate is the judges on the Supreme Court issuing a ruling on whether a law is Constitutional.

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transitive verb adjudicated, adjudicating

to hear and decide (a case); adjudge

Origin: < L adjudicatus, pp. of adjudicare: see adjudge

intransitive verb

to serve as a judge (in or on a dispute or problem)

Related Forms:

adjudicator noun
adjudicatory adjective

See adjudicate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb ad·ju·di·cat·ed, ad·ju·di·cat·ing, ad·ju·di·cates

verb, transitive

To hear and settle (a case) by judicial procedure.
To study and settle (a dispute or conflict): The principal adjudicated our quarrel.

verb, intransitive

To act as a judge.

Origin:

Origin: Latin adiūdicāre, adiūdicāt-, to award to (judicially)

Origin: : ad-, ad-

Origin: + iūdicāre, to judge (from iūdex, judge; see judge)

Related Forms:

ad·juˌdi·caˈtion noun

ad·juˈdi·caˌtive adjective

ad·juˈdi·caˌtor noun

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