to adjudicate
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7.8
- verb
- /əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪt/
- Formal
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resolver
- The judge will adjudicate the case after hearing all the evidence presented in court.
- adjudicate disputes
- adjudicate cases
- adjudicate a claim
And so I think that, you know, we have to examine the way that we adjudicate these crimes, that we treat these crimes.
- And so I think that, you know, we have to examine the way that we adjudicate these crimes, that we treat these crimes.
- This could only be adjudicated in a state court, not under federal jurisdiction.
- Well, what is your, you know what, what is your feeling about healthcare in general, the way it's adjudicated here in America?
- So it doesn't mean that in principle the crimes committed in the Philippines couldn't still be adjudicated.
- There are so many aspects of this war on fact that could be very, very clearly adjudicated.
- First off, the, the, the court adjudicated this divorce and they made a custody ruling and a child support ruling, Correct.
- It's individual asylum officers who only adjudicate asylum claims, who are trained in human rights and aren't perfect but are very good.
- We use today's standards, today's ethics, today's morals to adjudicate the words, the actions, behaviours and even the beliefs of leaders of yesterday.
Examples
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Unlike the district court judges, who adjudicated a broad range of matters, the referees focused on a single area of law.
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We are going to go to a third party to get this adjudicated and to check these rules.
Academic text (1998) -
But my job is to adjudicate the laws of the state of California.
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America did not seriously adjudicate those crimes.
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How do you adjudicate disputes about a text meaning?
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So how is it that you will adjudicate these disputes?
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They wanted their elected leaders to adjudicate the claims of election fraud.
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The right of students to express themselves via association with groups has been adjudicated in several courts.
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Only youths whose cases had not yet been adjudicated at the time of selection were eligible.
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Several important cases relating to church-state issues were adjudicated in the summer of 1990.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
∞
7.5
To examine and decide a case in a court
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6.5
To decide whether someone is guilty or not guilty
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1.0
To end a disagreement by choosing a final outcome
675
3.4
To make an official decision in a sports game
623
3.3
To find an answer to a problem and end a disagreement
596
3.3
To end an argument by agreement or decision
525
3.7
To make an official decision, often in a court
485
3.2
To officially decide a dispute or question
124
4.2
To hear and decide a court case as an official
12
5.3
Decide that one person or group should win a legal case
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6.9
To act as a fair person who decides how to end an argument between others
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8.1
Officially decide something, often in a court
2
6.5
To judge entries in a competition as a member of a panel
How Official
Surface Forms
Morphology
adjudicate = adjudge (semi-transparent) = ad + judic + ate
Formally derived from Latin elements (ad- + judic- + -ate); the general meaning 'to judge/decide' is recoverable but the Latin combining form and formal register reduce immediate clarity for average learners.
Etymology
Adjudicate comes from the Latin parts ad- 'to' and judicare 'to judge', the same root as the common word judge. So to adjudicate is to 'give an official decision', like a judge who settles a dispute.