adjudicate Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
   judge; try.
   
   • The football star was tried for the murder of his wife
   • The judge tried both father and son in separate trials
2. verb bring to an end; settle conclusively
   settle; resolve; decide.
   
   • 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

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