adjudicate: Meaning and Definition of
ad•ju•di•cate
Pronunciation: (u-j'di-kāt"), [key]
— v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing.
—v.t.
- to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
- to settle or determine (an issue or dispute) judicially.
—v.i.
- to sit in judgment (usually fol. by upon).
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.