— adjudicative /euh jooh"di kay'tiv, -keuh tiv/ , adjudicatory /euh jooh"di keuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , adj. — adjudicator , n.
/euh jooh"di kayt'/ , v. , adjudicated, adjudicating .
v.t.
1. to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
2. to settle or determine (an issue or dispute) judicially.
v.i.
3. to sit in judgment (usually fol. by upon ).
[ 1690-1700; adjudicatus (ptp. of adjudicare ). See AD-, JUDGE, -ATE 1 ]