adjudicate

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ad·ju·di·cate /əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪt/ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]JUDGE to officially decide who is right in a disagreement and decide what should be done 裁决；评定 The Dean adjudicates any faculty disputes. 系主任裁决教师间的纠纷。adjudicate on/upon/in/between The owner can appeal to the court to adjudicate on the matter. 物主可请求法院裁定此事。adjudicate that The judge adjudicated that he should be released. 法官裁定应当将他释放。2 [intransitive]JUDGE to be the judge in a competition 担任裁判，担任评判 He adjudicated at all the regional music competitions. 他在所有地区音乐比赛中担任评判。 —adjudicator noun [countable] an impartial adjudicator 一个公正的裁判 —adjudication /əˌdʒuːdɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

adjudicate• An independent expert was called in to adjudicate.• Luther himself knew well what methodologically he was doing and what was necessary: that he needed to order and adjudicate.• It took over two months for our case to be adjudicated.• A $ 1 million lawsuit, with amusing sidelights and important ramifications for the federal budget debate, must be adjudicated.• As difficult as these issues are, they have to be adjudicated.• Mrs. Hendricks adjudicated at all the regional music competitions.• The World Court adjudicates boundary disputes and commercial claims.• If a furnished tenancy exists the tribunal may adjudicate on the rent.• Besides identifying the individuals who are to adjudicate, such rules will also define the procedure to be followed.• I have been asked to adjudicate the matter.• The Supreme Court ruled that plaintiffs at least be granted stays of deportation until lower courts had adjudicated their cases.adjudicate on/upon/in/between• Even at Oxford, I doubted whether there were many people who could adjudicate on a matter of this kind.• So the court would, or at least might, have to adjudicate upon that.• I can not adjudicate on the dispute between the paper and the perjurer over questions of detail.• If a furnished tenancy exists the tribunal may adjudicate on the rent.• The research is designed to adjudicate between these conflicting theories.From Longman Business Dictionaryadjudicatead‧ju‧di‧cate /əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪt/ verb [intransitive, transitive]LAW1to officially decide who is right in an argument between two groups or organizationsThe union has offered to adjudicate the claim.adjudicate onThe court refused to adjudicate on the issue until all construction activities on the disputed site had ceased.2be adjudicated bankrupt to be judged by a court of law to be unable to pay debts —adjudication noun [uncountable]This is a matter for adjudication. —adjudicator noun [countable]an impartial adjudicator→ See Verb tableOrigin adjudicate (1700-1800) Latin past participle of adjudicare, from ad- “to” + judicare “to judge”