ADJUDICATING

Verb

adjudicating

present participle of adjudicate

Source: Wiktionary


ADJUDICATE

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



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