Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb 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.
- intransitive verb To study and settle (a dispute or conflict).
- intransitive verb To act as a judge of (a contest or an aspect of a contest).
- intransitive verb To make a decision in a legal case or proceeding.
- intransitive verb To study and settle a dispute or conflict.
- intransitive verb To act as a judge of a contest.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To adjudge; pronounce judgment upon; award judicially.
- To sit in judgment; give a judicial decision: with upon: as, the court adjudicated upon the case.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To adjudge; to try and determine, as a court; to settle by judicial decree.
- intransitive verb To come to a judicial decision.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
settle a legal case or other dispute. - verb To act as a
judge .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb bring to an end; settle conclusively
- verb put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Miliband says he won't "adjudicate" on every strike.
Labour conference live – Sunday 26 September Andrew Sparrow 2010
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He wrote: “These concerns are alleviated—if not eliminated—by the fact that a single impartial magistrate will ultimately adjudicate all objections arising from the recount process.”
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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But if a college culture tolerates and fails to properly investigate, adjudicate, and punish serious sexual misconduct, then it debases campus life, makes a farce of campus "conduct codes," and may leave the college's reputation in ruins.
Bennett L. Gershman: Campus "Justice" Shows a Culture of Complacency Bennett L. Gershman 2011
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Asderaki was not the woman in the chair in the Clijsters match – but she did adjudicate in Doha, where Williams took the decision with equanimity.
US Open 2011: Samantha Stosur shocks Serena Williams to take title 2011
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But if a college culture tolerates and fails to properly investigate, adjudicate, and punish serious sexual misconduct, then it debases campus life, makes a farce of campus "conduct codes," and may leave the college's reputation in ruins.
Bennett L. Gershman: Campus "Justice" Shows a Culture of Complacency Bennett L. Gershman 2011
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But if a college culture tolerates and fails to properly investigate, adjudicate, and punish serious sexual misconduct, then it debases campus life, makes a farce of campus "conduct codes," and may leave the college's reputation in ruins.
Bennett L. Gershman: Campus "Justice" Shows a Culture of Complacency Bennett L. Gershman 2011
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Under the anti-Sharia legislative initiatives spreading across the country, state and federal courts will be unable to adjudicate disputes or perform everyday judicial functions as highlighted above.
Engy Abdelkader: Adverse Human Rights And Other Consequences Of The Anti-Sharia Ban Engy Abdelkader 2011
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But if a college culture tolerates and fails to properly investigate, adjudicate, and punish serious sexual misconduct, then it debases campus life, makes a farce of campus "conduct codes," and may leave the college's reputation in ruins.
Bennett L. Gershman: Campus "Justice" Shows a Culture of Complacency Bennett L. Gershman 2011
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Under the anti-Sharia legislative initiatives spreading across the country, state and federal courts will be unable to adjudicate disputes or perform everyday judicial functions as highlighted above.
Engy Abdelkader: Adverse Human Rights And Other Consequences Of The Anti-Sharia Ban Engy Abdelkader 2011
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But if a college culture tolerates and fails to properly investigate, adjudicate, and punish serious sexual misconduct, then it debases campus life, makes a farce of campus "conduct codes," and may leave the college's reputation in ruins.
Bennett L. Gershman: Campus "Justice" Shows a Culture of Complacency Bennett L. Gershman 2011
cutlery commented on the word adjudicate
a word that keeps slipping through my mental cracks
March 18, 2010