How to Use adjudicate in a Sentence

adjudicate

verb
  • The case was adjudicated in the state courts.
  • The board will adjudicate when claims are made against teachers.
  • The board will adjudicate claims made against teachers.
  • And by the way, part of our process is to adjudicate disputes.
    — CBS News, 8 Nov. 2020
  • It was supposed to protect their rights and adjudicate next steps.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
  • Many of those charges were dismissed as part of plea agreements, and many have yet to be adjudicated, court records show.
    — Andrew Clark, Indianapolis Star, 22 Aug. 2019
  • This is a barrier for any firm that lacks the resources to create and adjudicate its own tests.
    — Brian Christian, WIRED, 25 Apr. 2012
  • The accusation turns out to be old news that was adjudicated more than a decade ago.
    — Mark Paoletta, WSJ, 4 June 2023
  • The dogs were taken to a shelter, where they will be held until the case is adjudicated.
    — Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2023
  • Each claim has to be adjudicated.
    — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The jury is asked to set aside their impressions of Musk to adjudicate the case.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • But those payments will not go to Rozier while his case is adjudicated.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
  • There is some pushback at the effort to adjudicate abuses from past centuries.
    — Valentina Pop, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2021
  • There are still a number of key debates that must be adjudicated before the package can squeak through.
    — Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 9 June 2025
  • Visas that by law must be approved or denied within nine months are instead taking three to five years to adjudicate.
    — Jessica Donati, WSJ, 22 June 2021
  • If the justices do so, many more months will follow before the appeal is heard and adjudicated.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
  • This matter will be resolved through the judicial process and adjudicated in a court of law.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
  • He was adjudicated guilty on the drug charge but was not convicted for the resisting charge.
    — David Harris, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Dec. 2019
  • Of course, there is a lot of present-tense storytelling because so many of these cases are not adjudicated yet.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2025
  • The cases were far enough back for most to already be adjudicated with outcomes available.
    — Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2017
  • The bearded-seal case adjudicated the same issues, and the court is bound by that precedent, the appeals court said.
    — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Feb. 2018
  • Officials in the polling stations will adjudicate in case of glitches.
    — The Economist, 20 July 2017
  • Disputes in the states would be settled in the states with the judiciary as the best forum to adjudicate.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Only about half of the cases have been adjudicated so far, Sexton said.
    — Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • Gobin is disputing the claims, and the action has yet to be adjudicated.
    — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Congress had never set up a huge committees like this to attempt to adjudicate such huge issues.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
  • Let it be adjudicated on a perhaps even deeper level.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Norgaard pleas have no bearing on sentencing and are adjudicated the same as any other guilty plea.
    — Dale Morin, Twin Cities, 26 Nov. 2025
  • There is no lawful basis to simply not adjudicate cases.
    — Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Manafort declined to waive his right to have the charges adjudicated in Virginia.
    — Washington Post, 4 May 2018

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