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adjudicate
verb
bring to an end; settle conclusively
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 10
- Starts with
- A
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- DJUDICAT
- Scrabble score
- 21
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
əˈdʒudɪˌkeɪt
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Meaning
Definitions
verb
bring to an end; settle conclusively
“The case was decided”
verb
put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
“The football star was tried for the murder of his wife”
In context
Example Sentences
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
The football star was tried for the murder of his wife
The judge tried both father and son in separate trials
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