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English
Etymology
From Latin dijudico (“I dijudicate”); di- (a combining form of dis-) + judico (“I judge”).
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.
1659, John Hales, “Confession of the Trinity”, in Golden Remains of the Ever Memorable Mr. John Hales:The Church of Rome, when ſhe commends unto us the Authority of the Church in dijudicating of Scriptures , ſeems only to ſpeak of her ſelf
References
“dijudicate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin
Verb
dījūdicāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of dījūdicō