Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
adjustable-rate preferred stock
adjustable wrench
adjusted basis
adjusted book value
adjusted futures price
adjusted gross income
adjusted present value
adjuster
adjusting entry
adjutant
adjutant general
adjutant stork
adjuvant
Adlerian theory
Adm.
adman
admass
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

adjudicate
ad·ju·di·cate [ ə jdi 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 jdi káysh'n ] noun
ad·ju·di·ca·tive [ ə jdi kàytiv, ə jdikətiv ] adjective
ad·ju·di·ca·tor [ ə jdi kàytər ] noun
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft