adjudicate meaning and definition

ADJUDICATE verb

Definition of adjudicate (verb)

1. put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
   • "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"
   • synonyms: judge, try
2. bring to an end; settle conclusively
   • "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"
   • synonyms: decide, resolve, settle