DIJUDICATE

Etymology

Verb

dijudicate (third-person singular simple present dijudicates, present participle dijudicating, simple past and past participle dijudicated)

To make a judicial decision; to decide; to determine.

Source: Wiktionary


Di*ju"di*cate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dijudicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dijucating.] Etym: [L. dijudicatus, p. p. of dijudicare to decide; di- = dis- + judicare to judge.]

Definition: To make a judicial decision; to decide; to determine. [R.] Hales.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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BACKFIRE

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