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- Dictionaryadjudicate/əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪt/
verb
- 1. make a formal judgement on a disputed matter: "the Committee adjudicates on all betting disputes"
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ADJUDICATE definition: 1. to act as judge in a competition or argument, or to make a formal decision about something: 2…. Learn more.
The meaning of ADJUDICATE is to make an official decision about who is right in (a dispute) : to settle judicially. How to use adjudicate in a sentence. Did you know?
To adjudicate is to act like a judge. A judge might adjudicate a case in court, and you may have to adjudicate in the local talent show.
Adjudicate definition: to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.. See examples of ADJUDICATE used in a sentence.
the process or act of making an official decision about something, especially about who is right in a disagreement: This a widely respected judge in his specialist field - the adjudication of planning disputes. Your case is set to be heard by an adjudication panel.
verb. If you adjudicate on a dispute or problem, you make an official judgment or decision about it. [formal] ...a commissioner to adjudicate on legal rights. [VERB preposition] The international court of justice might be a suitable place to adjudicate claims. [VERB noun] [ Also VERB]
verb. /əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪt/ Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] to make an official decision about who is right between two groups or organizations that disagree. adjudicate (on/upon/in something) A special subcommittee adjudicates on planning applications.
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.
The earliest known use of the verb adjudicate is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for adjudicate is from 1655, in the writing of Thomas Fuller, Church of England clergyman. adjudicate is a borrowing from Latin.
to act as judge in a competition or argument, or to make a formal decision about something: He was asked to adjudicate on the dispute. He was called in to adjudicate a local land dispute. [ + two objects ] The game was adjudicated a win for Black. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Analyzing and evaluating. adjudication. analyst.
