What does Adjudicate Mean?

Definitions

Definition as Verb
  • put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
  • bring to an end; settle conclusively

Synonyms

Examples

  • "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"
  • "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"

Part of Speech

Verb