adjudicate
verb
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Adjudicate, which is usually used to mean "to make an official decision about who is right in a dispute," is one of several terms that give testimony to the influence of jus, the Latin word for "law," on our legal language. Others include judgment, judicial, prejudice, jury, justice, injury, and perjury. What's the verdict? Latin "law" words frequently preside in English-speaking courtrooms.
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Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 4 Feb. 2025
The move to fire her also means that the NLRB does not have enough members to hold a quorum, halting the NLRB from carrying out certain duties such as adjudicating routine cases.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
The European Court of Human Rights, based in Strasbourg, France, adjudicates human rights violations by 46 member states of the Council of Europe, a body older than the European Union and its predecessor, the European Economic Community.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2025
The detainees who participate in the new program will continue to be in custody until their cases are adjudicated, Deakins said.
—Tom Sissom, arkansasonline.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Adjudicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adjudicate. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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adjudicate
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adjudicate
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Latin adjudicare to award in judgment, from ad to, for + judicare to judge see judge
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