From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishadjudicatead‧ju‧di‧cate /əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪt/ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]JUDGE to officially decide who is right in a disagreement and decide what should be done The Dean adjudicates any faculty disputes.adjudicate on/upon/in/between The owner can appeal to the court to adjudicate on the matter.adjudicate that The judge adjudicated that he should be released.2 [intransitive]JUDGE to be the judge in a competition He adjudicated at all the regional music competitions. —adjudicator noun [countable] an impartial adjudicator —adjudication /əˌdʒuːdɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table
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adjudicate• An independent expert was called in to adjudicate.• Luther himself knew well what methodologically he was doing and what was necessary: that he needed to order and adjudicate.• It took over two months for our case to be adjudicated.• A $ 1 million lawsuit, with amusing sidelights and important ramifications for the federal budget debate, must be adjudicated.• As difficult as these issues are, they have to be adjudicated.• Mrs. Hendricks adjudicated at all the regional music competitions.• The World Court adjudicates boundary disputes and commercial claims.• If a furnished tenancy exists the tribunal may adjudicate on the rent.• Besides identifying the individuals who are to adjudicate, such rules will also define the procedure to be followed.• I have been asked to adjudicate the matter.• The Supreme Court ruled that plaintiffs at least be granted stays of deportation until lower courts had adjudicated their cases.adjudicate on/upon/in/between• Even at Oxford, I doubted whether there were many people who could adjudicate on a matter of this kind.• So the court would, or at least might, have to adjudicate upon that.• I can not adjudicate on the dispute between the paper and the perjurer over questions of detail.• If a furnished tenancy exists the tribunal may adjudicate on the rent.• The research is designed to adjudicate between these conflicting theories.From Longman Business Dictionaryadjudicatead‧ju‧di‧cate /əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪt/ verb [intransitive, transitive]LAW1to officially decide who is right in an argument between two groups or organizationsThe union has offered to adjudicate the claim.adjudicate onThe court refused to adjudicate on the issue until all construction activities on the disputed site had ceased.2be adjudicated bankrupt to be judged by a court of law to be unable to pay debts —adjudication noun [uncountable]This is a matter for adjudication. —adjudicator noun [countable]an impartial adjudicator→ See Verb tableOrigin adjudicate (1700-1800) Latin past participle of adjudicare, from ad- “to” + judicare “to judge” 