Meaning & use
adjudicate
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To make a formal judgment on a disputed matter.
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An independent panel will adjudicate the contract dispute between the two companies.
The judge was asked to adjudicate the boundary disagreement between neighbors.
A note on using this word
Often used for formal, official rulings by judges, panels, or competition juries, rather than casual disagreements.
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