adjudicatory

Variant of adjudicate

adjudicate definition

ad·ju·di·cate (ə jo̵̅o̅′di kāt′)

transitive verb adjudicated -·cat′ed, adjudicating -·cat′·ing

to hear and decide (a case); adjudge

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

intransitive verb

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

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