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adjudicate

verb
/əˈd͡ʒuː.dɪ.keɪt/UK/əˈd͡ʒu.dɪˌkeɪt/CA/əˈd͡ʒʉː.dɪ.kæɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adiūdicō, adiūdicātus, from ad + iūdicō (“to judge”). Doublet of adjudge.

  1. borrowed from adiudico

Definitions

  1. To decide, rule on, or settle as a judge.

    • Blinded to the outcomes of HPV testing, samples were thereafter evaluated by cytoscreeners using FocalPoint GS Imaging System (BD), and abnormal findings were adjudicated by pathologists.
    • In North Carolina, provisional ballots are adjudicated to determine whether the voter was eligible to cast the ballot.

  2. To act as a judge.

  3. To seize or convey as security.

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Derived

adjudication, adjudicative, adjudicator, adjudicatory, readjudicate, unadjudicated

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA