ad ‧ ju ‧ di ‧ cate /əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪt/ BrE AmE verb
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: past participle of adjudicare , from ad- 'to' + judicare 'to judge' ]
1 . [intransitive and transitive] to officially decide who is right in a disagreement and decide what should be done:
The Dean adjudicates any faculty disputes.
adjudicate on/upon/in/between
The owner can appeal to the court to adjudicate on the matter.
adjudicate that
The judge adjudicated that he should be released.
2 . [intransitive] to be the judge in a competition:
He adjudicated at all the regional music competitions.
—adjudicator noun [countable] :
an impartial adjudicator
—adjudication /əˌdʒuːdɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]