Adjudicate (Verb)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- The judge will adjudicate the land dispute between the neighbors and deliver a verdict by the end of the month.
- The committee will adjudicate the complaint and determine if any actions will be taken against the employee.
- In the absence of the will, the court had to adjudicate the distribution of the deceased person's assets.
- The board of directors will adjudicate the issue between the company and the union representatives.
- The mediator's role was to adjudicate the conflicting views and find a mutually beneficial solution to the dispute.
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Meaning 2
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".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The jury will adjudicate the case of the former CEO who is accused of embezzlement.
- A panel of experts will adjudicate the issues of liability and damages in the class action lawsuit.
- The court will adjudicate the claims of inheritance among the relatives of the deceased billionaire.
- The Supreme Court will adjudicate the appeal and make the final decision on the constitutionality of the law.
- A grand jury will adjudicate the allegations of corruption against the city council members.