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| 1. | [ verb ] bring to an end; settle conclusively | |
| Synonyms: | settle resolve decide | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | end end judge adjust judge decision_making settler | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (law) put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of | |
| Synonyms: | try judge | |
| Examples: | "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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| Related terms: | decide court-martial court-martial judgment judge judiciary trier adjudicator | |
| Similar spelling: |
adjudicative adjudicator adjudicatory adjudication addicted adjudge |
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