Adjudicate Meaning
/əˈd͡ʒuː.dɪ.keɪt/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo decide, rule on, or settle as a judge.
verbTo act as a judge.
Sentence Examples
The referee had to adjudicate the disputed play.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The judge will ____ the dispute between the two companies next month.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A neutral third party was hired to ____ the dispute between the firms.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Latin adiūdicō, adiūdicātus, from ad + iūdicō (“to judge”). Doublet of adjudge.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"From the twelfth century Shetland had been administered directly by the Norwegian crown through the 'foud', rather than forming part of the patrimony of a great aristocratic estate. The foud appointed 'underfouds' and the Shetlands evolved their own elected officers, a 'lawman' and parish 'lawrightmen', who adjudicated and negotiated the collection of customary taxes and fines on behalf of the local population."
— 1983, Paul Thompson, Tony Wailey, Trevor Lummis, History Workshop Series, Living the Fishing, Routledge & Kegan Paul:
"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."
— 2016 January 21, Matejka Rebolj, et al., “Human Papillomavirus Assays and Cytology in Primary Cervical Screening of Women Aged 30 Years and Above”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI, archived from the original on 12 Jul 2023:
"In North Carolina, provisional ballots are adjudicated to determine whether the voter was eligible to cast the ballot."
— 2020 November 5, Devan Cole, “Here’s what to know about ballot adjudication”, in CNN, archived from the original on 08 Dec 2022:
"The general counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, who enforces federal labor law by prosecuting violations, said her office would soon file a brief in a case before the labor board, which adjudicates such questions, asking the board to reverse its precedent on the meetings."
— 2022 April 7, Noam Scheiber, “N.L.R.B. counsel calls for a ban on mandatory anti-union meetings.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 01 Jun 2022:
"The Union Home Ministry has constituted four tribunals […] to adjudicate whether or not there are sufficient grounds for declaring several Jammu and Kashmir-based groups as banned organisations […]"
— 2024 April 7, PTI, “Tribunals formed to adjudicate if sufficient grounds available to declare J-K groups as banned”, in Deccan Herald, archived from the original on 05 May 2024:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The judge will ____ the dispute between the two companies next month.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A neutral third party was hired to ____ the dispute between the firms.