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ad·ju·di·cate
 (ə-jo͞o′dĭ-kāt′)v. ad·ju·di·cat·ed, ad·ju·di·cat·ing, ad·ju·di·cates
v.tr.
1. To make a decision (in a legal case or proceeding), as where a judge or arbitrator rules on some disputed issue or claim between the parties.
2. To study and settle (a dispute or conflict): The principal adjudicated the students' quarrel.
3. To act as a judge of (a contest or an aspect of a contest).
v.intr.
1. To make a decision in a legal case or proceeding: a judge adjudicating on land claims.
2. To study and settle a dispute or conflict.
3. To act as a judge of a contest.
[Latin adiūdicāre, adiūdicāt-, to award to (judicially) : ad-, ad- + iūdicāre, to judge (from iūdex, judge; see judge).]
ad·ju′di·ca′tion n.
ad·ju′di·ca′tive adj.
ad·ju′di·ca′tor n.
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adjudicate
(əˈdÊ’uËdɪˌkeɪt)vb
1. (Law) (when: intr, usually foll by upon) to give a decision (on), esp a formal or binding one
2. (intr) to act as an adjudicator
3. (Chess & Draughts) (tr) chess to determine the likely result of (a game) by counting relative value of pieces, positional strength, etc
4. (Law) (intr) to serve as a judge or arbiter, as in a competition
[C18: from Latin adjÅ«dicÄre to award something to someone, from ad- to + jÅ«dicÄre to act as a judge, from jÅ«dex judge]
adˌjudiˈcation n
adjudicative adj
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ad•ju•di•cate
(əˈdʒu dɪˌkeɪt)v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing. v.t.
1. to settle or determine (an issue or dispute) judicially.
v.i. 2. to sit in judgment; act as judge (usu. fol. by upon).
ad•ju′di•ca`tive (-ˌkeɪ tɪv, -kə tɪv) ad•ju′di•ca•to`ry (-kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.
ad•ju′di•ca`tor, n.
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adjudicate
Past participle: adjudicated
Gerund: adjudicating
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| Verb | 1. |  adjudicate - put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"decide, make up one's mind, determine - reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" court-martial - subject to trial by court-martial |
| 2. |  adjudicate - bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"terminate, end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" judge - determine the result of (a competition) adjust - decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim |
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adjudicate
verb judge, decide, determine, settle, referee, umpire, mediate, adjudge, arbitrate a commissioner to adjudicate on legal rights
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posuzovat
afgøredømme
zsûriben vesz részt
dæma
būti teisėjuteisėjasteismo sprendimas
izšķirtizspriest
hakemlik yapmak
adjudicate
[əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪt]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
adjudicate
[əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪt]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
adjudicate
vt
vi → entscheiden, urteilen (on, in bei); (in dispute) → Schiedsrichter(in) sein (→ on bei, in +dat); (in competition, dog show etc) → als Preisrichter(in) fungieren
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adjudicate
(əˈdÊ’uËdikeit) verb to act as a judge (in an artistic competition etc).
aˌdjudiˈcation nounaˈdjudicator noun
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