adjudicate
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin adiūdicō, adiūdicātus, from ad + iūdicō (“to judge”). Doublet of adjudge.
Pronunciation
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.
- (Scots law) To seize, or convey, a debtor's estate as security.
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Translations
to settle a legal case or other dispute
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to act as a judge
References
- “adjudicate, v.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Spanish
Verb
adjudicate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of adjudicar combined with te