'adjudicate' definitions:
Definition of 'adjudicate'
verb
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" [syn:
judge, adjudicate,
try]
verb
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" [syn:
decide,
settle,
resolve, adjudicate]
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account,
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adjudge,
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allow,
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arbitrate,
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be judicious,
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consider,
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count,
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deem,
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esteem,
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exercise judgment,
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express an opinion,
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form an opinion,
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hold,
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judge,
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pine,
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presume,
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referee,
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regard,
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suppose,
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think of,
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unique
Words containing 'adjudicate'