adjudicate
verb
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Adjudicate, which is usually used to mean "to make an official decision about who is right in a dispute," is one of several terms that give testimony to the influence of jus, the Latin word for "law," on our legal language. Others include judgment, judicial, prejudice, jury, justice, injury, and perjury. What's the verdict? Latin "law" words frequently preside in English-speaking courtrooms.
Examples of adjudicate in a Sentence
Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
Rule of law connotes a concept in which the citizenry accepts and obeys laws and legal rules and respects the authority of the judicial system that adjudicates these rules.
—Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
He was adjudicated guilty and sentenced to an anger management class and one year of probation, court records show.
—Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Trump also ordered the Justice Department to throw out any pending indictments against Jan. 6 defendants whose cases haven’t yet been adjudicated, covering about 470 people.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Adjudicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adjudicate. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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adjudicate
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adjudicate
verb
Latin adjudicare to award in judgment, from ad to, for + judicare to judge see judge
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