(v) bring to an end; settle conclusively, Syn. adjudicate, settle, resolve, Example:The case was decided; The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff; The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance
(v) put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of, Syn. try, adjudicate, Example:The football star was tried for the murder of his wife; The judge tried both father and son in separate trials
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Adjudicated p. pr. & vb. n. Adjudicating [ L. adjudicatus, p. p. of adjudicare. See Adjudge. ] To adjudge; to try and determine, as a court; to settle by judicial decree. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. adjudicatio: cf. F. adjudication. ] 1. The act of adjudicating; the act or process of trying and determining judicially. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A deliberate determination by the judicial power; a judicial decision or sentence. “An adjudication in favor of natural rights.” Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Bankruptcy practice) The decision upon the question whether the debtor is a bankrupt. Abbott. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. (Scots Law) A process by which land is attached security or in satisfaction of a debt. [ 1913 Webster ]