Adjudicate [ə-joo-dih-kayt]
Part of speech: verb
Origin: Latin, late 17th century
1. Make a formal judgment or decision about a problem or disputed matter.
2. Act as a judge in a competition.
Examples of adjudicate in a sentence
"The student council was required to adjudicate any issues with the code of conduct."
"After years as a public defender, he was ready for his promotion to adjudicate on the state Supreme Court."
