adjudicate

Verb
  1. Put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of (synset 202506927)
    "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"
    is a type of: decide, determine, make up one's mind - reach, make, or come to a decision about something
    subtypes: court-martial - subject to trial by court-martial
    same as: judge, try
  2. Bring to an end;
    Settle conclusively (synset 200700621)
    "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"
    is a type of: end, terminate - bring to an end or halt
    subtypes:
    • judge - determine the result of (a competition)
    • adjust - decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim
    same as: decide, resolve, settle

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