as in to decide
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)
when we asked the salesclerk to adjudicate our disagreement, she agreed with me that the white shoes looked better
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Recent Examples of adjudicate
The credit union also has an arbitration clause for its customers, which requires all matters except for those filed in small claims court, to be adjudicated through arbitration.
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Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
But the Dunne character’s binary, psychologically obtuse way of talking about survivors of abuse, essentially arguing that minutely observing their behavior can help adjudicate the truth of their claims, isn’t limited to his perspective as one character.
—Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
Insurance companies like Chubb have led the way in deploying sophisticated legal strategies designed not to adjudicate claims, but to exhaust survivors’ resolve — not just in New York, but around the nation.
—Dave Catalfamo, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
It's decided who the defendant is — TikTok — and it's essentially adjudicated their guilt — guilt in a civil sense, not in a criminal sense — which is the mark of a bill of attainder.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
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Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
But the Dunne character’s binary, psychologically obtuse way of talking about survivors of abuse, essentially arguing that minutely observing their behavior can help adjudicate the truth of their claims, isn’t limited to his perspective as one character.
—Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
Insurance companies like Chubb have led the way in deploying sophisticated legal strategies designed not to adjudicate claims, but to exhaust survivors’ resolve — not just in New York, but around the nation.
—Dave Catalfamo, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
It's decided who the defendant is — TikTok — and it's essentially adjudicated their guilt — guilt in a civil sense, not in a criminal sense — which is the mark of a bill of attainder.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
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When the victim turns out to be the son of a dangerous gangster, Romero decides to cover up the crime, risking everything to protect his son.Marta Balaga, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
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Those next two games will decide who's going to Super Bowl LIX on February 9.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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His father was a research scientist for the Department of Agriculture, and his peripatetic family lived in the plains states, the Pacific Northwest and the Southeast before settling in Alexandria, Virginia, where Lynch attended high school.Chris Morris, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
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Wakil, who was born in Syria and raised in Venezuela before settling in Miami more than a decade ago, was a rags to riches businessman who profited from his corrupt contracts with the Venezuelan government, U.S. authorities say.Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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Investigators determined she had been mauled and eaten by two pigs that belong to Westergaard’s neighbor and were wandering near her home.David Matthews, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Waiting, rather than deciding on an MSR plan now, will also allow time for the next NASA administrator and the Trump White House to determine whether either option aligns with the administration's goals for space exploration.Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2025
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Finally, after the Japanese crushed them at the Battle of Tsushima, the Russians agreed to peace negotiations arbitrated by the United States.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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And in March, his name was circulated as a possible candidate to chair the Expediency Council (which arbitrates disputes between parliament and the Guardian Council), a significant promotion.Sanam Vakil, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2017
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Popular on Variety Nearly 500 games were in consideration for this year’s awards, which were judged by professionals in the video game world.Abigail Lee, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025
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Clubs instead have to be judged by their actions and those madcap days of late June revealed anxieties ultimately born out of the penalties handed to Everton and Forest a few months earlier.Philip Buckingham, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Vezina Trophy Given to the goalkeeper adjudged to be the best at this position.Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Neither is skipping over the backup the Giants adjudged as a solid insurance policy if that happened.Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Adjudicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjudicate. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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