ADJUDICATE
decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate
(verb) bring to an end; settle conclusively; “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”
judge, adjudicate, try
(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”; “The judge tried both father and son in separate trials”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
adjudicate (third-person singular simple present adjudicates, present participle adjudicating, simple past and past participle adjudicated)
To settle a legal case or other dispute.
To act as a judge.
Synonyms
• arbitrate
• decide
• settle
• resolve
• try
Source: Wiktionary
Ad*ju"di*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adjudicated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Adjudicating] Etym: [L. adjudicatus, p. p. of adjudicare. See
Adjudge.]
Definition: To adjudge; to try and determine, as a court; to settle by
judicial decree.
Ad*ju"di*cate, v. i.
Definition: To come to a judicial decision; as, the court adjudicated upon
the case.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition