Meaning & use
Abjudicate
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To take away or deny by a formal judicial decision (an archaic legal term).
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The court moved to abjudicate the disputed inheritance from the estranged heir.
Historic records show the tribunal could abjudicate property rights without a full trial.
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Abjudicate is an archaic legal term, distinct from the far more common 'adjudicate'; while adjudicate means to settle a dispute by judgment, abjudicate specifically means to take something away by judicial decree.
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