Adjudicate

Ad·ju·di·cate

Adjudicate

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Adjudicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Adjudicating

  1. To adjudge; to try and determine, as a court; to settle by judicial decree.

Adjudicate

v. i.
  1. To come to a judicial decision; as, the court adjudicated upon the case.