Dictionary
ad•ju•di•cate
Pronunciation: (u-jOO'di-kāt"), [key]
—v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing.
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v.t.
1. to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
2. to settle or determine (an issue or dispute) judicially.
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v.i.
to sit in judgment (usually fol. by
upon).
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