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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
adjudicate .
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Examples
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You would further the public interest more by focusing on how our criminal justice system can be reformed to prevent egregious injustices before a trial which adjudicates guilt.
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Under the current system, this means that Bell adjudicates whether complaints about its own telemarketing practices (and those of its competitors) are prima facie valid or invalid, a procedure that raises obvious concerns about conflict of interest.
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The State Council, or cabinet, adjudicates, but the final decision is thought to rest with the Standing Committee of the Politburo, whose agenda, deliberations and decisions are secret.
Hu's visit spotlights China's two faces Andrew Higgins 2011
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The person close to the Russian shareholders said they had asked the Stockholm tribunal that adjudicates commercial disputes between BP and AAR to hear AAR's complaint that the Rosneft deal violated the TNK-BP shareholder agreement.
BP's Russian Partners Renew Legal Proceedings Guy Chazan 2011
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The same unchanging panel of five adjudicates each year for the Hill.
William Hill must be brought to book for sport prize's lack of joy | Frank Keating 2011
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When that happens—the timing is uncertain—lawyers can appeal judgments of the EU's high court to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, a body that adjudicates disputes under the convention.
EU Cartel Fines Elicit Human-Rights Argument Charles Forelle 2011
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The State Council, or cabinet, adjudicates, but the final decision is thought to rest with the Standing Committee of the Politburo, whose agenda, deliberations and decisions are secret.
In China, a sometimes opaque divide between power of party and state Andrew Higgins 2011
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He worked for the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, which adjudicates claims of U.S. citizens against foreign governments.
Betty F. Greer, GOP worker Post 2010
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That's something we can't do without unprecedented reform of how the State-run judicial system adjudicates criminal cases in our city.
In Albany, Bloomberg Kicks Off Annual Battle Against Cuts 2010
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Throughout his life Bush has kept competitors in check with a fictitious governing body known as the "Ranking Committee," which adjudicates all sporting events.
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