adjudicatory

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ad•ju•di•cate /əˈdʒudɪˌkeɪt/   v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. 

1. Law to settle or determine (an issue or dispute) judicially:
   [~ + object] The court adjudicated the case.
2. Law to act as judge:
   [no object; (~ + on/upon + object)] The parole board adjudicates on the cases.

ad•ju•di•ca•tion /əˌdʒudɪˈkeɪʃən/  n. [uncountable]
ad•ju•di•ca•tive /əˈdʒudɪˌkeɪtɪv, -kətɪv/  ad•ju•di•ca•to•ry /əˈdʒudɪkəˌtɔri, -ˌtoʊri/  adj. 
ad•ju•di•ca•tor, n. [countable] See -jud-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ad•ju•di•cate  (ə jo̅o̅′di kāt′), v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. 
v.t. 

1. Law to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
2. Law to settle or determine (an issue or dispute) judicially.

v.i. 

3. Law to sit in judgment (usually fol. by upon).

• Latin adjūdicātus (past participle of adjūdicāre). See ad-, judge, -ate¹
• 1690–1700;

ad•ju•di•ca•tive  (ə jo̅o̅′di kā′tiv, -kə tiv), ad•ju•di•ca•to•ry  (ə jo̅o̅′di kə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē), adj.  ad•ju′di•ca′tor, n.