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adjudicate
ad·ju·di·cate
[
ə jdi kàyt
]
(
past and past participle
ad·ju·di·cat·ed
,
present participle
ad·ju·di·cat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
ad·ju·di·cates
)
transitive and intransitive verb
Definition:
1.
decide legally:
to reach a judicial decision on something
2.
decide about:
to make an official decision about a problem or dispute
[
Early 18th century. < Latin
adjudicat-
, past participle of
adjudicare
"award in arbitration" <
judic-
"a judge"
]
ad·ju·di·ca·tion
[
ə jdi káysh'n
]
noun
ad·ju·di·ca·tive
[
ə jdi kàytiv,
ə jdikətiv
]
adjective
ad·ju·di·ca·tor
[
ə jdi kàytər
]
noun
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ad·ju·di·ca·tion [ ə jdi káysh'n ] nounad·ju·di·ca·tive [ ə jdi kàytiv, ə jdikətiv ] adjectivead·ju·di·ca·tor [ ə jdi kàytər ] noun
