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Adjudicate

Ad-jū'di-cāte, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. ADJUDICATED; p. pr. & vb. n. ADJUDICATING.] [Lat. adjudicare.] To adjudge; to try and determine, as a court.

Ad-jū'di-cāte, v. i.

verbintransitive

To try and determine upon judicially; as, the court adjudicated upon the case.